Landon Promontory
Landon Promontory (69°13′S 69°20′E / 69.217°S 69.333°ECoordinates: 69°13′S 69°20′E / 69.217°S 69.333°E) is a broad, domed ice-covered promontory on the west side of the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Foley Promontory, across Doggers Bay. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) air photos taken in 1956, and the area was first visited by an ANARE party led by in November 1962.[citation needed] The promontory was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after , a glaciologist at Mawson Station in 1962, and a member of the field party.[1]
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- ^ "Landon Promontory". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
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- Promontories of Antarctica
- Landforms of Mac. Robertson Land
- Mac. Robertson Land geography stubs