Mount Jacquinot

Mount Jacquinot (63°22′S 57°53′W / 63.367°S 57.883°W / -63.367; -57.883) is a pyramidal peak, 475 metres (1,560 ft) high, with exposed rock on its north side, lying 3 miles (5 km) south of Cape Legoupil and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Huon Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica.

It was discovered by a French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, who named it for Lieutenant Charles Jacquinot, the commander of the expedition corvette Zelée.

[1] There was some controversy regarding claims of who found the continent first — Edward Bransfield or Nathaniel Palmer.

Estimated time of ascension under normal conditions reaches approximately one hour.

This article incorporates public domain material from "Jacquinot, Mount".