Mount Seaton
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Mount Seaton is a prominent domed peak
, one of the Amery Peaks
, situated about 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Sandilands Nunatak
in the Prince Charles Mountains
. Plotted by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher in January 1957, and named for Pilot Officer John Seaton, RAAF pilot with the Antarctic Flight at Mawson Station
in 1956.
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...
, one of the Amery Peaks
Amery Peaks
Amery Peaks is a group of peaks which extend for about along the southeast side of Nemesis Glacier, in eastern Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica. Discovered by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions southern party of 1956–57 and so named because of their...
, situated about 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Sandilands Nunatak
Sandilands Nunatak
Sandilands Nunatak is a small, solitary nunatak about 3 nautical miles north of Mount Seaton. It lies in the middle of and near the northern end of Nemesis Glacier in the Prince Charles Mountains. Sighted in December 1956 by an ANARE sledging party led by P.W. Crohn...
in the Prince Charles Mountains
Prince Charles Mountains
Prince Charles Mountains is a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies . Other prominent peaks are Mount Izabelle and Mount Stinear...
. Plotted by 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:...
) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher in January 1957, and named for Pilot Officer John Seaton, RAAF pilot with the Antarctic Flight 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 1956.