Mount Hooker (Antarctica)

Mount Hooker (78°6′S 162°42′E / 78.100°S 162.700°E / -78.100; 162.700Coordinates: 78°6′S 162°42′E / 78.100°S 162.700°E / -78.100; 162.700) is a rounded summit over 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) high, standing immediately south of Mount Lister in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, which named it for Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker.[1]

References

  1. "Hooker, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-25.

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