Mount Sphinx

This article is about the peak in the Ligne Mountains, Antarctica. For other mountains, see Sphinx (disambiguation).

Mount Sphinx is a mountain rising to 2,200 m, the culminating peak of the Prince de Ligne Mountains, standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of the Belgica Mountains. Discovered by Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for its characteristic form resembling a sphinx. Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Sphinx". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.