Mount Kirkby
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Mount Kirkby is a very large, prominent, linear, flat-topped mountain
on the northern face of the Porthos Range
in the Prince Charles Mountains
of Antarctica. Situated about 3 mi E of Crohn Massif
, it is approximately 9 km long east-west and 4 km wide at the western end, tapering to the east. It rises to 2,438 m (460 m above the plateau). First visited by the ANARE southern party led by William G. Bewsher in December 1956. Named by ANCA for Sydney L. Kirkby
, surveyor at Mawson Station
in 1956 and 1960.
Mountain
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on the northern face of the Porthos Range
Porthos Range
The Porthos Range is the second range south in the Prince Charles Mountains, extending for about 30 miles in an east-to-west direction between Scylla Glacier and Charybdis Glacier. First visited in December 1956 by the ANARE southern party under W.G...
in the Prince Charles Mountains
Prince Charles Mountains
Prince Charles Mountains is a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies . Other prominent peaks are Mount Izabelle and Mount Stinear...
of Antarctica. Situated about 3 mi E of Crohn Massif
Crohn Massif
Crohn Massif is a large, domed massif 3 nautical miles west of Mount Kirkby in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Sighted by an ANARE southern party led by W.G. Bewsher and named for Peter W. Crohn, geologist at Mawson Station in 1955 and 1956....
, it is approximately 9 km long east-west and 4 km wide at the western end, tapering to the east. It rises to 2,438 m (460 m above the plateau). First visited by the ANARE southern party led by William G. Bewsher in December 1956. Named by ANCA for Sydney L. Kirkby
Sydney L. Kirkby
Sydney L. Kirkby, MBE is an Australian surveyor and Antarctic explorer.-Work:Syd Kirkby was first appointed as Surveyor at Mawson Station for 1956, the third year of ANARE operations in Antarctica....
, surveyor at Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in 1956 and 1960.
See also
- East Antarctica RangesEast Antarctica RangesThe East Antarctica Ranges are one of the three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica, the others are the Transantarctic Mountains and West Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea...
- East Antarctic two-thousandersEast Antarctic two-thousandersThe three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea level. These...
- List of East Antarctic two-thousanders