Mount Shadow
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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
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, in January 1958, and named from association with Shadow Bluff and nearby Mount Midnight
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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...
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...
that rises above and close 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....
at the junction of the Tucker and Leander Glaciers. Climbed by the 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, and named from association with Shadow Bluff and nearby Mount Midnight
Mount Midnight
Mount Midnight is a peak nearly 2,000 m high, standing on the north side of Tucker Glacier, 3. 5 nautical miles west of Shadow Bluff, in the Admiralty Mountains. Climbed by a geological team of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, in January 1958. Named by them in...
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