Herbert Mountains
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Herbert Mountains is a conspicuous group of rock summits on the east side of Gordon Glacier
in the Shackleton Range
. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
and named for Sir Edwin S. Herbert, Chairman of the Finance Committee and Member of the Committee of Management of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-58.
Gordon Glacier
Gordon Glacier is an Antarctic glacier of at least in length flowing in a northerly direction beginning in the Crossover Pass, flowing through the Shackleton Range to finally meet the Slessor Glacier...
in the Shackleton Range
Shackleton Range
The Shackleton Range is a mountain range in Antarctica. Rising to , it extends in an east-west direction for about between the Slessor and Recovery glaciers....
. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
and named for Sir Edwin S. Herbert, Chairman of the Finance Committee and Member of the Committee of Management of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-58.