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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A peak, 4,892 m (16,050 ft) high, in the Ellsworth Mountains of western Antarctica. It is the highest elevation in Antarctica.
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The final peak is the 16,076-foot Vinson Massif in Antarctica, which he hopes to tackle at the end of the year.
Eighth-grader from California becomes youngest person to climb Mount Everest 2010
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench - 2,555 m highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Bentley Subglacial Trench; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater
Antarctica 2008
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The col is at 12,467 feet between the Vinson Massif and the Craddock Massif in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains.
Archive 2008-12-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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The col is at 12,467 feet between the Vinson Massif and the Craddock Massif in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains.
Mount Augustana ReBecca Foster 2008
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Antarcticalowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench - 2,555 m highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Bentley Subglacial Trench; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater
Elevation extremes 2008
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Antarctica lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench - 2,555 m highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench - 2,555 m highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Southern Ocean 0 m highest point: Vinson Massif 5,140 m
The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench - 2,555 m highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Antarctica lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench - 2,555 m highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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