Mount Falconer
Encyclopedia
Mount Falconer is a mountain
surmounting Lake Fryxell
on the north wall of Taylor Valley
, between Mount McLennan
and Commonwealth Glacier
. Its elevation is 810 m (2,657 ft). Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13.
Mountain
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surmounting Lake Fryxell
Lake Fryxell
Lake Fryxell is a lake long, between Canada Glacier and Commonwealth Glaciers at the lower end of Taylor Valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott, 1910-13, the lake was visited by Professor T.L. Péwé during USN Operation Deep Freeze,...
on the north wall of Taylor Valley
Taylor Valley
Taylor Valley is the southern one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, Victoria Land, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . The valley extends from Taylor Glacier in the west to McMurdo Sound at Explorers Cove at the northwest head of New Harbour in the east...
, between Mount McLennan
Mount McLennan
Mount McLennan is a mountain 4 nautical miles south of Howard Hills in the northeast part of the Scott Mountains, Enderby Land. It was plotted from air photos taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for K...
and Commonwealth Glacier
Commonwealth Glacier
Commonwealth Glacier is a glacier which flows in a southeasterly direction and enters the northern side of Taylor Valley immediately west of Mount Coleman, in Victoria Land, Antarctica...
. Its elevation is 810 m (2,657 ft). Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13.