Mount Bell (Antarctica)

Mount Bell (84°4′S 167°30′E / 84.067°S 167.500°E / -84.067; 167.500Coordinates: 84°4′S 167°30′E / 84.067°S 167.500°E / -84.067; 167.500) is a bluff-type mountain, 4,305 m, forming a part of the northeast edge of Grindley Plateau, 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Mount Mackellar in Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) for William Bell, a relative of Shackleton and supporter of the expedition.

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