Mount Herschel
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Image:Mt Herschel, Antarctica, Jan 2006.jpg
View of Mount Herschel from Cape Hallett.
Mount Herschel () is a conspicuous peak (3,335 m) standing 1.6 miles (2.6 km) northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier from the south, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. Discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, who named this feature for Sir John F.W. Herschel, noted English astronomer.
References
- Query form for Antarctica. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. (public domain source for article).
