Mount Bradshaw
| Mount Bradshaw | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,240 m (7,350 ft) |
| Coordinates | 71°28′S 163°52′E / 71.467°S 163.867°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Bowers Mountains |
Mount Bradshaw (71°28′S 163°52′E / 71.467°S 163.867°ECoordinates: 71°28′S 163°52′E / 71.467°S 163.867°E) is a mountain peak, 2,240 metres (7,350 ft) high, at the northeast side of the névé of Leap Year Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Ian Peak, in the Bowers Mountains, a major mountain range situated within Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was so named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1983 after J.D. Bradshaw, a geologist at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, who was a member of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program geological parties to the area, 1974–75 and 1981–82. The mountain lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[1]
References
- ↑ "Bradshaw, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Bradshaw, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).