Mount Cocks
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Mount Cocks in Antarctica is a mountain
at the head of the Koettlitz Glacier
in southern Victoria Land
, Antarctica. The summit, which is 2438 metres (7,998.7 ft) ASL, is 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) NNE of the junction of the Cocks
and Skelton Glacier
s at the southern end of the Royal Society Range
.
Discovered by the BrNAE (1901–04) which named it for E.L. Somers Cocks, then Treasurer of the Royal Geographical Society.
Mountain
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at the head of the Koettlitz Glacier
Koettlitz Glacier
The Koettlitz Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier lying west of Mount Morning and Mount Discovery, flowing from the vicinity of Mount Cocks northeastward between Brown Peninsula and the mainland into the ice shelf of McMurdo Sound....
in southern Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
, Antarctica. The summit, which is 2438 metres (7,998.7 ft) ASL, is 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) NNE of the junction of the Cocks
Cocks Glacier
Cocks Glacier is the glacier draining the southwest face of Mount Cocks and a considerable area south of the mountain, and entering the Skelton Glacier opposite the Delta Glacier. It was surveyed in 1957 by the New Zealand reconnaissance party to the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition , and...
and Skelton Glacier
Skelton Glacier
Skelton Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet on the Hillary Coast, south of Victoria Land, Antarctica.-Discovery and naming:...
s at the southern end of the Royal Society Range
Royal Society Range
The Royal Society Range is a majestic mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Mount Lister forms the highest point in this range. Mount Lister is located along the western shore of McMurdo Sound between the Koettlitz, Skelton and Ferrar glaciers...
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Discovered by the BrNAE (1901–04) which named it for E.L. Somers Cocks, then Treasurer of the Royal Geographical Society.
Source
- USGS Mount Discovery map sheet ST 57-60/10