Mount Alice Gade

Mount Alice Gade (85°45′S 163°40′W / 85.750°S 163.667°W / -85.750; -163.667Coordinates: 85°45′S 163°40′W / 85.750°S 163.667°W / -85.750; -163.667) is a mainly ice-covered mountain over 3,400 m, marking the northeast extremity of the Rawson Plateau in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in November 1911 by Captain Roald Amundsen, and named by him for one of the daughters of the Norwegian minister to Brazil, a strong supporter of Amundsen.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Alice Gade" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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