Knobhead
| Knobhead | ||
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| height | 2400 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Quartermain Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ S , 161 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Knobhead ( English for Knubbelkopf ) is a massive, ice-free mountain with a height of 2400 m , which towers south of the western end of the Kukri Hills in the Quartermain Mountains in the Antarctic Victoria Land, the junction of the Ferrar Glacier and Taylor Glacier .
The mountain was discovered by participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and named after its appearance.
Web links
- Knobhead in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Knobhead on geographic.org (English)