Scullin monolith
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Scullin Monolith is a crescent-shaped rock fronting the sea 4 miles (6 km) west of Torlyn Mountain
in Mac. Robertson Land
. Early in January 1930 the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson
made an aerial flight from the ship area. Mawson landed on the rock on February 13, 1931 and named it for James Scullin
, Prime Minister of Australia
in 1929 - 31. The rock was charted in January and February 1931 from Norwegian whale catchers exploring along this coast, and named "Mount Klarius Mikkelsen" for Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, master of the whale catcher Torlyn. Mikkelsen Peak
is retained as the name of the highest peak of the outcrop.
As it is not covered in snow or ice, it is an important breeding ground for birds, particularly petrel
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Torlyn Mountain
Torlyn Mountain is an elongated mountain, of which Murray Monolith is the detached front, standing 4 miles east of Scullin Monolith on the coast of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica....
in Mac. Robertson Land
Mac. Robertson Land
Mac. Robertson Land is the portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. Mac. Robertson Land is located at . In the east, Mac. Robertson Land includes the Prince Charles Mountains. Mac...
. Early in January 1930 the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
made an aerial flight from the ship area. Mawson landed on the rock on February 13, 1931 and named it for James Scullin
James Scullin
James Henry Scullin , Australian Labor politician and the ninth Prime Minister of Australia. Two days after he was sworn in as Prime Minister, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 occurred, marking the beginning of the Great Depression and subsequent Great Depression in Australia.-Early life:Scullin was...
, Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
in 1929 - 31. The rock was charted in January and February 1931 from Norwegian whale catchers exploring along this coast, and named "Mount Klarius Mikkelsen" for Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, master of the whale catcher Torlyn. Mikkelsen Peak
Mikkelsen Peak
Mikkelsen Peak is the highest peak, 420 m, of the Scullin Monolith in Mac. Robertson Land. In January and February 1931 several Norwegian whale catchers, exploring along this coast, made sketches of the shore from their vessels and named this mountain for Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, master of the...
is retained as the name of the highest peak of the outcrop.
As it is not covered in snow or ice, it is an important breeding ground for birds, particularly petrel
Petrel
Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. The common name does not indicate relationship beyond that point, as "petrels" occur in three of the four families within that group...
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