Mount Miller (Ross Dependency)
Mount Miller | ||
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height | 4160 m | |
location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
Mountains | Holland Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
Coordinates | 83 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ S , 165 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Miller is a striking Antarctic mountain at a height of 4160 m , which rises a little more than eleven kilometers south of Mount Lloyd in the Holland Range .
It was discovered by participants in the Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) led by the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton . The name has not been passed down. Probable namesake is Malcolm James Miller, a New Zealand shipyard owner and later mayor of Lyttelton .
See also
Web links
- Mount Miller in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Miller on geographic.org (English)
- Mount Miller. In: Kenneth J. Bertrand and Fred G. Alberts, Geographic names of Antarctica , US Govt. Print. Off., Washington 1956, p. 213 (English)