Scott Mountains (Antarctica)

Scott Mountains
Scott Mountains in Antarctica

Coordinates: 67°30′S 50°30′E / 67.500°S 50.500°E / -67.500; 50.500 The Scott Mountains are a large number of isolated peaks lying south of Amundsen Bay in Enderby Land of East Antarctica, Antarctica. Discovered on 13 January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson. He named the feature Scott Range after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy. The term mountains is considered more appropriate because of the isolation of its individual features.[1]

List of mountains

References

  1. "Scott Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  2. "Mount Alekseyev". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  3. "Mount Brockelsby". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  4. "Debenham Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  5. "Mount George". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  6. "Mount Giddings". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  7. "McNaughton Ridges". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  8. "Oblachnaya Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  9. "Perov Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  10. "Simpson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2005-04-05.
  11. "Ward Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-07.

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