Mount England
Mount England (77°3′S 162°27′E / 77.050°S 162.450°ECoordinates: 77°3′S 162°27′E / 77.050°S 162.450°E) is a conical-topped mountain, 1,205 metres (3,950 ft) high, rising immediately south of New Glacier in the northeast part of Gonville and Caius Range, in Victoria Land. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, who named it for Royal Navy Lieutenant of the Morning, relief ship to the expedition.[1]
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- ^ "England, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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Categories:
- Mountains of Victoria Land
- Scott Coast
- Scott Coast geography stubs