Mount Brooke
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Mount Brooke is a large isolated mountain, 2675 metres (8,776.2 ft) high, standing 17 miles (27.4 km) northwest of Mount Gran
and dominating the area near the heads of Mackay Glacier
and Mawson Glacier
. It was named for Lieutenant Commander F.R. Brooke, Royal Navy
, leader of the 1957 New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
, 1956–58.
Mount Gran
Mount Gran is a large flat-topped mountain, 2,235 m, standing at the north side of Mackay Glacier and immediately west of Gran Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition which named it for Tryggve Gran, Norwegian naval officer who was a ski expert with the expedition....
and dominating the area near the heads of Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier is a large glacier in Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, between the Convoy and Clare Ranges, into the southern part of Granite Harbour. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Alistair F...
and Mawson Glacier
Mawson Glacier
Mawson Glacier is a large glacier on the east coast of Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, to the north of Trinity Nunatak and the Kirkwood Range, to enter Ross Sea, where it forms the Nordenskjold Ice Tongue...
. It was named for Lieutenant Commander F.R. Brooke, Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, leader of the 1957 New Zealand Northern Survey Party of 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...
, 1956–58.