Mount Brocklehurst

Mount Brocklehurst (76°8′S 161°27′E / 76.133°S 161.450°E / -76.133; 161.450Coordinates: 76°8′S 161°27′E / 76.133°S 161.450°E / -76.133; 161.450) is a dome-shaped mountain, with peak at 1,310 metres (4,300 ft), standing north of Mawson Glacier and 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Mount Murray in Victoria Land. It was first charted by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, which named it for Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst, who contributed to the expedition and was assistant geologist on it.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Brocklehurst, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-14.

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