Mount Hope (Palmer Land)

Mount Hope
South face of Mount Hope, in oblique view from the east.
Highest point
Elevation3,239 metres (10,627 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates69°45′35″S 64°33′19″W / 69.75972°S 64.55528°W / -69.75972; -64.55528
Geography
Parent rangeEternity Range, Antarctandes

Mount Hope is a mountain rising to 3,239 metres (10,627 ft), forming the central and highest peak of the Eternity Range in northern Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. It is within the British Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, and Argentine Antarctica claims. Following a 2017 survey by the British Antarctic Survey team, Mount Hope was found to be higher than previously thought. It is the highest point in the British Antarctic Territory and the claimed lands of the United Kingdom.

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