Mount McKerrow
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Mount McKerrow is a prominent mountain
on the east side of Starshot Glacier
, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Thompson Mountain
in Surveyors Range
. Discovered by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1960–61) and named for James McKerrow, a former Surveyor General
of New Zealand
.
Mountain
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on the east side of Starshot Glacier
Starshot Glacier
Starshot Glacier is a glacier 50 nautical miles long, flowing from the polar plateau eastward through the Churchill Mountains, then north along the west side of Surveyors Range, entering the Ross Ice Shelf south of Cape Parr...
, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Thompson Mountain
Thompson Mountain
Thompson Mountain is a mountain, 2,350 m, standing 5 nautical miles south of Mount McKerrow in the southwest part of Surveyors Range. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Edgar H. Thompson, Professor of Surveying and Photogrammetry at the University College of...
in Surveyors Range
Surveyors Range
Surveyors Range is an Antarctican mountain range 30 miles long, extending north along the east side of Starshot Glacier from the Thompson Mountain area to the glaciers terminus at the Ross Ice Shelf...
. Discovered by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1960–61) and named for James McKerrow, a former Surveyor General
Surveyor General
The Surveyor General is an official responsible for government surveying in a specific country or territory. Originally this would often have been a military appointment, but is now more likely to be a civilian post....
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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