Otway Massif

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Otway Massif (

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85°27′S 172°0′E / 85.450°S 172.000°E / -85.450; 172.000Coordinates: 85°27′S 172°0′E / 85.450°S 172.000°E / -85.450; 172.000) is a prominent, mainly ice-free massif, about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 7 nautical miles (13 km) wide, standing at the northwest end of the Grosvenor Mountains at the confluence of Mill Glacier and Mill Stream Glacier. Surveyed and named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) for , who had wintered over at Scott Base and was a member of this party and the Northern Party during the summer of 1960–61.

See also[]

  • Mom Peak, in the eastern part of Otway Massif
  • Mount Spohn, a prominent peak rising from Otway Massif

External links[]

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Otway Massif". (content from the Geographic Names Information SystemEdit this at Wikidata


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