Mount Vinson – Highest Mountain in Antarctica
In Antarctica’s far interior, a white wall rises above endless ice: Mount Vinson, the continent’s roof at 16,050 feet (4,892 meters). Set in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, it stands roughly 750–805 miles (1,200–1,300 kilometers) from the South Pole—remote, wind-scoured, and breathtakingly beautiful. What is Mount Vinson? Mount Vinson is Antarctica’s tallest peak […]