Mount Pardoe
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Mount Pardoe is a mountain
, 790 m, between Wyers Ice Shelf
and Priestley Peak
on the shore of Amundsen Bay
in Enderby Land
. It was plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) aircraft in 1956 and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Dr. R. Pardoe, a medical officer at Mawson Station
in 1961.
Mountain
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, 790 m, between Wyers Ice Shelf
Wyers Ice Shelf
Wyers Ice Shelf is a small Antarctic ice shelf located on the east side of the base of Sakellari Peninsula.-External links:*...
and Priestley Peak
Priestley Peak
Priestley Peak is a peak between Mount Pardoe and Mount Tod on the south side of Amundsen Bay in Enderby Land. It was sighted on January 14, 1930, by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, who named it for Sir Raymond Priestley, a member of the British...
on the shore of Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay, also known as Ice Bay, is a long embayment wide, close west of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. The bay was seen as a large pack-filled recession in the coastline by Sir Douglas Mawson on January 14, 1930...
in Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
. It was plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) aircraft in 1956 and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Dr. R. Pardoe, a medical officer at Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in 1961.