Mount Douglas (Antarctica)

For other mountains by this name, see Mount Douglas (disambiguation).

Mount Douglas (76°31′S 161°18′E / 76.517°S 161.300°E / -76.517; 161.300) is a striking pyramidal peak, 1,750 m, near the head of Fry Glacier, on the divide between the Fry and Mawson Glaciers. The New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) established a survey station on its summit in December 1957. Named for Murray H. Douglas, a member of the party.

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Douglas

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