Mount Murchison (George V Coast)
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Mount Murchison is a dome-shaped, mostly snow-covered mountain, 565 metre high, on the west side of the Mertz Glacier
, about 11 miles (17.7 km) southwest of the head of Buchanan Bay. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(1911–14) under Douglas Mawson
, who named it for Roderick Murchison of Melbourne
, a patron of the expedition.
Mertz Glacier
Mertz Glacier is a heavily crevassed glacier in George V Coast of East Antarctica. It is the source of a glacial prominence that historically has extended northward into the Southern Ocean, the Mertz Glacial Tongue...
, about 11 miles (17.7 km) southwest of the head of Buchanan Bay. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
(1911–14) under Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, who named it for Roderick Murchison of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, a patron of the expedition.