Mount Achernar
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Mount Achernar is a peak
forming the northeast end of the MacAlpine Hills
, on the south side of Law Glacier
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) after the star Achernar
used in fixing the survey baseline
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Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
forming the northeast end of the MacAlpine Hills
MacAlpine Hills
MacAlpine Hills is a chain of mainly ice-free, bluff-type hills extending from Mount Achernar southwest along the south side of Law Glacier, to Sylwester Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ens. Kenneth D. MacAlpine, USNR. A member of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, MacAlpine was...
, on the south side of Law Glacier
Law Glacier
Law Glacier is a glacier about 10 in. wide between the south end of Queen Elizabeth Range and the MacAlpine Hills, gradually descending east-northeast from the polar plateau to Bowden Neve. It was named by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition for B.R. Law, a...
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) after the star Achernar
Achernar
Achernar , sometimes spelled Achenar, is the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus and the ninth-brightest star in the night sky. Of the top ten apparent brightest stars —Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Achernar and Betelgeuse—Achernar is the hottest...
used in fixing the survey baseline
Celestial navigation
Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is a position fixing technique that has evolved over several thousand years to help sailors cross oceans without having to rely on estimated calculations, or dead reckoning, to know their position...
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