Mount Jacquinot
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Mount Jacquinot (63°22′S 57°53′W / 63.367°S 57.883°W) is a pyramidal peak, 475 metres (1,560 ft) high, with exposed rock on its north side, lying 3 miles (5 km) south of Cape Legoupil and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Huon Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It was discovered by a French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, who named it for Lieutenant Charles Jacquinot, the commander of the expedition corvette Zelée.[1]
There was some controversy regarding claims of who found the continent first — Edward Bransfield or Nathaniel Palmer. In these debates, Mount Jacquinot figured prominently.[2]
Every year, Chilean Army personnel of the General Bernardo O´Higgins Riquelme Base makes the ascent to this mountain as part of their training. Estimated time of ascension under normal conditions reaches approximately one hour.
