Lawson Aiguilles
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 50 ′ S , 66 ° 15 ′ E | |
The Lawson Aiguilles are a series of pointed mountain peaks in Mac Robertson Land, east Antarctica . In the Gustav Bull Mountains they loom in the southern part of Mount Rivett .
Scientists from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions conducted surveys in 1962 and 1967. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after Edgar J. Lawson, a diesel generator set mechanic at Mawson Station in 1967 who was involved in the survey.
Web links
- Lawson Aiguilles in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lawson Aiguilles on geographic.org (English)