Mount Pratt
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Mount Pratt is the northernmost nunatak
in the Grosvenor Mountains
, standing just east of the head of Mill Stream Glacier
, 17 nautical miles (31 km) north of Block Peak
. Discovered by Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd
on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight to the South Pole
in November 1929, and named by him for Thomas B. Pratt, American financier and contributor to the expedition.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
in the Grosvenor Mountains
Grosvenor Mountains
Grosvenor Mountains is a group of widely scattered mountains and nunataks rising above the polar plateau east of the head of Mill Glacier, extending from Mount Pratt in the north to the Mount Raymond area in the south, and from Otway Massif in the northwest to Larkman Nunatak in the SE. Discovered...
, standing just east of the head of Mill Stream Glacier
Mill Stream Glacier
Mill Stream Glacier is a tributary glacier, about 10 nautical miles wide, flowing west between Supporters Range and Otway Massif to enter Mill Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition in association with Mill Glacier....
, 17 nautical miles (31 km) north of Block Peak
Block Peak
Block Peak is a peak, high, standing northwest of Mauger Nunatak in the Grosvenor Mountains. It was discovered by R. Admiral Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight to the South Pole in November 1929, and named by him for William Block, son of Paul Block who was a patron of the expedition....
. Discovered by Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics...
on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight to the South Pole
South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
in November 1929, and named by him for Thomas B. Pratt, American financier and contributor to the expedition.