Mount Weller
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Mount Weller is a mountain
, 1,080 m, standing west of Auster Glacier
and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Reference Peak
in Enderby Land
. It was plotted from air photos taken by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) in 1956 and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for G.E. Weller, a meteorologist at Mawson Station
in 1961.
Mountain
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, 1,080 m, standing west of Auster Glacier
Auster Glacier
Auster Glacier is a glacier about wide, flowing northwest into the southeast extremity of Amundsen Bay. It was sighted in October 1956 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by P.W. Crohn, and named after the Auster aircraft used by ANARE in coastal exploration....
and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Reference Peak
Reference Peak
Reference Peak is a roughly conical peak, 1,030 m, with a steep face to the west near its crest, lying 3 nautical miles south of Amundsen Bay between Mounts Weller and Hollingsworth. Viewed from the north, it presents a sharp peak with smooth, clear-cut sides...
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 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:...
) in 1956 and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for G.E. Weller, a meteorologist 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.