Lashly Mountains
Lashly Mountains | ||
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Highest peak | Mount Koger ( 2563 m ) | |
location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
part of | Transantarctic Mountains | |
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Coordinates | 77 ° 54 ′ S , 159 ° 33 ′ E | |
Map of the western part of the Antarctic Dry Valleys , Lashly Mountains in the very south in the center of the map |
The Lashly Mountains are a small group of mountains in East Antarctic Victoria Land . They tower south of the head end of Taylor Glacier and west of Lashly Glacier .
Participants of the British Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) discovered this group and named them after William Lashly (1867–1940), a participant in the expedition who, among other things, was active in this area.
Web links
- Lashly Mountains in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lashly Mountains on geographic.org (English)