Mount Haslop
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Mount Haslop is a mountain
, 760 m, which stands 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Mount Lowe
at the west extremity of Shackleton Range
. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
and named for Flight Lieutenant Gordon M. Haslop, RNZAF (1922–1961), New Zealand
second pilot of the RAF contingent of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956-58.
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
, 760 m, which stands 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Mount Lowe
Mount Lowe (Antarctica)
Mount Lowe is a mountain having two peaks, the highest 990 m, on the south side of the mouth of Blaiklock Glacier in the west part of the Shackleton Range, Antarctica....
at the west extremity of 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 Flight Lieutenant Gordon M. Haslop, RNZAF (1922–1961), 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...
second pilot of the RAF contingent of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956-58.