Vinson Massif
Americannoun
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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
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In 1966 he’d made the first ascent of the Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest point.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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