Mount Midnight
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Mount Midnight is a peak
nearly 2,000 m high, standing on the north side of Tucker Glacier
, 3. 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Shadow Bluff
, in the Admiralty Mountains
. Climbed by a geological team of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, in January 1958. Named by them in association with Mount Shadow
, just eastward, and Shadow Bluff.
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...
nearly 2,000 m high, standing on the north side of Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, about 144 km long, flowing southeast between Admiralty Mountains and Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea...
, 3. 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Shadow Bluff
Shadow Bluff
Shadow Bluff is a rock bluff just west of McGregor Range, at the junction of the Tucker and Leander Glaciers. It is a landmark when sledging on the Tucker Glacier, and is nearly always in shadow, hence the name. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957-58....
, in the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
. Climbed by a geological team of 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), 1957–58, in January 1958. Named by them in association with Mount Shadow
Mount Shadow
Mount Shadow is a small peak in the Admiralty Mountains that rises above and close west of Shadow Bluff at the junction of the Tucker and Leander Glaciers. Climbed by the geological team of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, in January 1958, and named from...
, just eastward, and Shadow Bluff.