Mount Dixey
| Mount Dixey | ||
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| height | 1250 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 10 ′ 4 ″ S , 68 ° 4 ′ 28 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Dixey is a 1250 m high mountain on the Rymill coast of the Antarctic Palmerland . It rises on the south side of the Riley Glacier about 5 km northwest of Carse Point .
It was first photographed by the US polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth during an overflight on November 23, 1935. These aerial photos served as a template for mapping by the US geographer WLG Joerg . The first survey was carried out by the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer John Rymill . In 1954, participants of this research trip named the glacier after Neville Dixey (1881–1947), chairman of Lloyd's of London , who financially participated in Rymill's expedition through a foundation.
Web links
- Mount Dixey in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Dixey on geographic.org (English)