Mount McClintock is the highest

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

() in the Britannia Range in

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, surmounting the south end of

Forbes Ridge Forbes Ridge () is a ridge about long in the Britannia Range, Antarctica, extending north from Mount McClintock along the east side of Hinton Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert B. Forbes of the Universi ...

, east of

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. It was discovered by the ''Discovery'' expedition (1901–04) and named for Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock,

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, a member of the

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for the expedition. It is claimed by

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as part of the

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. It is also higher than all peaks of Australia, including all external territories.

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* Mountains of Oates Land Britannia Range (Antarctica) {{OatesLand-geo-stub

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