Mount Aldrich
| Mount Aldrich | ||
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| location | Australian Antarctic Territory , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Britannia Range | |
| Coordinates | 80 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Aldrich is a massive mountain with a slightly flattened peak on the east side of the Ragotzkie Glacier in the Britannia Range in the Transantarctic Mountains .
He was discovered by participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . Scott named the mountain after Admiral Pelham Aldrich (1844–1930), who advised him on the preparation of the expedition.
Web links
- Mount Aldrich in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Aldrich on geographic.org (English)