Mount Alexandra (Antarctica)
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Mount Alexandra is a mountain rising to 1274 metres (4,179.8 ft) at the south side of the head of Garwood Glacier
in the Denton Hills
, Scott Coast
. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board
after Jane Alexandra (1829–92), an early botanist with an interest in lower plants; born in Calcutta, she came to New Zealand
in 1862.
Garwood Glacier
Garwood Glacier is a glacier occupying the northwest part of Garwood Valley, in Victoria Land. It was first mapped by the Discovery expedition , but not named until 1911, when it was named by Taylor of the British Antarctic Expedition for Edmund J. Garwood, professor of geology and mineralogy at...
in the Denton Hills
Denton Hills
The Denton Hills are a group of rugged foothills, 24 nautical miles long SW-NE and 9 nautical miles wide, to the east of Royal Society Range on Scott Coast, Victoria Land. The feature comprises a series of E-trending ridges and valleys circumscribed by Howchin Glacier, Armitage Saddle, Blue...
, Scott Coast
Scott Coast
Scott Coast is that portion of the coast of Victoria Land between Cape Washington and Minna Bluff. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy, leader of the Discovery expedition and the British Antarctic Expedition , who lost his...
. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board
New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board is constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008, formerly under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946. Although an independent institution, it is responsible to the Minister for Land Information...
after Jane Alexandra (1829–92), an early botanist with an interest in lower plants; born in Calcutta, she came to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1862.