Mount Herschel
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Mount Herschel is a conspicuous peak
standing 2.6 km (1.6 mi) northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier
from the south, in the Admiralty Mountains
, Victoria Land
, Antarctica.
The peak was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross
, who named this feature for Sir John F.W. Herschel, noted English astronomer.
Mountain
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standing 2.6 km (1.6 mi) northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier
Ironside Glacier
Ironside Glacier is a glacier, about long, originating at the south side of Mount Minto in the Admiralty Mountains and draining southeast between Mount Whewell and Mount Herschel into Moubray Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica...
from the south, in the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
, 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 peak was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross , was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.-Arctic explorer:...
, who named this feature for Sir John F.W. Herschel, noted English astronomer.