Mount Marston

Mount Marston (76°54′S 162°12′E / 76.900°S 162.200°E / -76.900; 162.200Coordinates: 76°54′S 162°12′E / 76.900°S 162.200°E / -76.900; 162.200) is a whaleback-shaped mountain, 1,245 metres (4,085 ft) high, standing at the north side of Kar Plateau, 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of the terminus of Mackay Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was first mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and was named for George E. Marston, the artist with the expedition.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Marston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

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