Mount Brooke

Not to be confused with Mount Brooker.

Mount Brooke (76°49′S 159°54′E / 76.817°S 159.900°E / -76.817; 159.900Coordinates: 76°49′S 159°54′E / 76.817°S 159.900°E / -76.817; 159.900) is a large isolated mountain, 2,675 metres (8,776 ft) high, standing 17 nautical miles (31 km) northwest of Mount Gran and dominating the area near the heads of Mackay Glacier and Mawson Glacier. It was named for Lieutenant Commander F.R. Brooke, Royal Navy, leader of the 1957 New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Brooke, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-16.

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