New Mountain
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New Mountain is a mountain in Antarctica. It is 2260 metre high, standing between Arena Valley
and Windy Gully
, on the south side of Taylor Glacier
in Victoria Land
. It was charted and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04.
Arena Valley
Arena Valley is an ice-free valley, between East Beacon and New Mountain, which opens to the south side of Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. It was given this descriptive name by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , 1958–59....
and Windy Gully
Windy Gully
Windy Gully is an ice-filled gully between New Mountain and Terra Cotta Mountain, on the south side of Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. All parties in this area have commented on the incidence of high...
, on the south side of Taylor Glacier
Taylor Glacier
The Taylor Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills, south of the Asgard Range...
in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It was charted and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04.