Mount William
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Mount William is a prominent snow-covered mountain
, 1,600 m, standing 4 miles (6 km) north-northeast of Cape Lancaster
, the south extremity of Anvers Island
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. It was discovered on February 21, 1832, by John Biscoe
who believed it to be part of the mainland of Antarctic Peninsula
. Named by Biscoe for William IV
, then King of the United Kingdom.
Mountain
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, 1,600 m, standing 4 miles (6 km) north-northeast of Cape Lancaster
Cape Lancaster
Cape Lancaster is a cape forming the south extremity of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by a German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74. Later sighted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, who named it for Albert Lancaster, Scientific Dir. of the...
, the south extremity of Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. It was discovered on February 21, 1832, by John Biscoe
John Biscoe
John Biscoe was an English mariner and explorer who commanded the first expedition known to have sighted the areas named Enderby Land and Graham Land along the coast of Antarctica...
who believed it to be part of the mainland of Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
. Named by Biscoe for William IV
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
, then King of the United Kingdom.