Mount Hordern
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Mount Hordern is an Antarctic
peak, 1,510 m, standing 4 nautical miles south of Mount Coates in the David Range
. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson, and named for Sir Samuel Horden, a patron of this expedition and the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
under Mawson, 1911-14.
Antarctic
The Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...
peak, 1,510 m, standing 4 nautical miles south of Mount Coates in the David Range
David Range
David Range is a mountain range 8 km west of Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains of Antarctica. It extends 26 km in a NNE-SSW direction, with peaks rising to 1,500 metres....
. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson, and named for Sir Samuel Horden, a patron of this expedition and the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
under Mawson, 1911-14.