Mount Sandow
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Mount Sandow is a nunatak
overlooking the Denman Glacier
about 11 miles southwest of Mount Amundsen
in Antarctica. It was discovered by the Western Base Party
of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(1911-14) under Mawson
, and named by Mawson for Eugen Sandow
(1867-1925) of London
, a patron of the expedition.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
overlooking the Denman Glacier
Denman Glacier
Denman Glacier is a glacier wide, descending north some , which debouches into Shackleton Ice Shelf east of David Island, Queen Mary Land. It was discovered in November 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Sir Douglas Mawson. Mawson named the glacier for...
about 11 miles southwest of Mount Amundsen
Mount Amundsen
Mount Amundsen is a nunatak lying east of Denman Glacier, about 11 statute miles northeast of Mount Sandow. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, and named by Mawson for Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian polar explorer, who was the first...
in Antarctica. It was discovered by the Western Base Party
Western Base Party
The Western Base Party was a successful exploration party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. The eight-man Western Party was deposited by the Aurora on the Shackleton Ice Shelf at Queen Mary Land. The leader of the team was Frank Wild and the party included the geologist Charles Hoadley.The...
of 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 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...
, and named by Mawson for Eugen Sandow
Eugen Sandow
Eugen Sandow , born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, was a Prussian pioneering bodybuilder in the 19th century and is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Bodybuilding".-Early life:...
(1867-1925) of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, a patron of the expedition.