Mount Français is a mountain which forms the summit of

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, in the Antarctic claims of

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. It stands southeast of the center of the island and 6 miles north of Borgen Bay. Mount Français has an elevation of and is part of the Trojan mountain range.

History

Mount Français was first seen by the members of the

Belgian Antarctic Expedition The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899 was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV ''Belgica'', it was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the fir ...

, who explored the southeast coast of the island in 1898. It was later sighted by the

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team members, 1903–05, under Charcot, who named it for the expedition ship Français. Mount Français was first summited on 7 December 1955 by Jim Rennie, Arthur Shewry, and Bill Hindson, members of the

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Survey who had spent the 1955 winter at Base E, newly constructed north of Arthur Harbor on

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"Mount Français, Antarctica"
on Peakbagger Mount Francais Mountains of the Palmer Archipelago {{AnversIsland-geo-stub

History

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