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Australia has mountain named ‘Disappointment’
short by Yash Kumar / on Sunday, 26 June, 2016
A mountain in Australia was named ‘Mt. Disappointment’ in 1824 by two explorers, as they were making their ascent to its summit. Hamilton Hume and William Hovell hoped to get a view of the Port Phillip Bay from the summit but dense tree growth prevented it. Hence, they were ‘disappointed’ and gave this name to record their feelings.
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