Mount Buckley
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Mount Buckley is an ice-free peak
, 2645 metre high, which is the central and highest summit of Buckley Island, a mountain massif
at the head of Beardmore Glacier
. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, and named for George Buckley of New Zealand
, a supporter of the expedition.
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...
, 2645 metre high, which is the central and highest summit of Buckley Island, a mountain massif
Massif
In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole...
at the head of Beardmore Glacier
Beardmore Glacier
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest glaciers in the world, with a length exceeding 160 km . The glacier is one of the main passages from the Ross Ice Shelf through the Queen Alexandra and Commonwealth ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains to the Antarctic Plateau, and was one...
. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, and named for George Buckley of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, a supporter of the expedition.