Mount Marshall (Antarctica)
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Mount Marshall is a prominent peak
, 3,160 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Blizzard Peak
in the Marshall Mountains
, Queen Alexandra Range
. The peak is named in association with the Marshall Mountains, the latter honoring Dr. Eric S. Marshall of the British Antarctic Expedition
, 1907-09.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, 3,160 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Blizzard Peak
Blizzard Peak
Blizzard Peak is, at , the highest peak in the Marshall Mountains, Queen Alexandra Range, standing northwest of Mount Marshall. It was so named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition because a blizzard prevented them from reaching it for several days....
in the Marshall Mountains
Marshall Mountains
Marshall Mountains is a group of mountains overlooking the Beardmore Glacier in Queen Alexandra Range, bounded on the north by Berwick Glacier, and on the south by Swinford Glacier. Discovered by the South Polar Party of the British Antarctic Expedition , and named for Dr. Eric Marshall, surgeon...
, Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
. The peak is named in association with the Marshall Mountains, the latter honoring Dr. Eric S. Marshall of the British Antarctic Expedition
Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole...
, 1907-09.