Mount Mallis
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Mount Mallis is a mountain
, 1360 metres (4,462 ft), midway between Mount Joyce
and Mount Billing
in the Prince Albert Mountains
, Victoria Land
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos in 1956-62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Robert R. Mallis, geomagnetist/seismologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1966.
Mountain
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, 1360 metres (4,462 ft), midway between Mount Joyce
Mount Joyce
Mount Joyce is a prominent, dome-shaped mountain, 1,830 m, standing 8 miles northwest of Mount Howard in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land, on the south side of David Glacier...
and Mount Billing
Mount Billing
Mount Billing is a wedge-shaped mountain, high, standing between Mount Mallis and Mount Bowen in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Graham Billing, public relations officer at Scott Base, 1962–63 and 1963–64 seasons....
in the Prince Albert Mountains
Prince Albert Mountains
The Prince Albert Mountains are a major mountain group in Antarctica over 320 km long. Located in Victoria Land, they run north-south between the Priestley and Ferrar glaicers....
, 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...
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos in 1956-62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Robert R. Mallis, geomagnetist/seismologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1966.