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148: 141: 315: 658: 463: 601: 36: 719: 714: 275:. It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago. Mount Foster has triple peaks of which Mount Foster proper is the southernmost, the central one is 485:
I.M. Howat, C. Porter, B.E. Smith, M.-J. Noh and P. Morin. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA). Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022 (
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from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822
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Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
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Traditionally, the elevation of Mount Foster was put at 2,105 metres (6,906 ft). However, according to the American high accuracy
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Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.
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Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010.
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This Antarctica mountain, mountain range, or peak related article is a
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to the south-southeast. The peak is located 5.45 km northeast of
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Greg Landreth, Brice Dowrick, Dan Mannix and Roger Thompson, 1996
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Mountain in Smith Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
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to the southwest and by a saddle of elevation 1,899 m to
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is a peak rising to 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) in the
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Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Jefferson, N.C. and London: McFarland, 2011. 1771 pp.
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Mount Colonel Foster

Evlogi Peak
Antim Peak
Elevation
Prominence
Listing
Ultra
Coordinates
62°59′42″S 62°33′06.3″W / 62.99500°S 62.551750°W / -62.99500; -62.551750
Mount Foster is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
Smith Island
Antarctica
Range coordinates
62°58′30″S 62°30′20″W / 62.97500°S 62.50556°W / -62.97500; -62.50556
Parent range
Imeon Range
First ascent
Imeon Range
Smith Island
South Shetland Islands
British Antarctic Territory
Evlogi Peak
Antim Peak
Henry Foster
HMS Chanticleer
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica

Zavet Saddle

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