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Vinson Massif

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noun

  1. a mountain in Antarctica, near the Ronne Ice Shelf: highest point on Antarctica; discovered 1935. About 16,864 feet (5,140 meters).


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Besides, it was never about the summits — not Everest or Vinson Massif or Denali or Aconcagua or Kosciuszko or Elbrus or Kilimanjaro, either.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2021

All that remains for the Jesup native is the 16,000-foot Vinson Massif on Antarctica.

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2017

Stranded there for 11 days by an airline strike in Chile, she killed time by climbing the remaining peaks of the glacial Vinson Massif.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2013

As mountains go, Antarctica's Vinson Massif* is not particularly awe-inspiring in its height.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1966 he’d made the first ascent of the Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest point.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer