Mount Rymill
| Mount Rymill | ||
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| height | 602 m | |
| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Prince Charles Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ S , 65 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Mount Rymill is a 602 m high and massive mountain in the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land with wavy surface structure formed by numerous rock polygon is marked. It rises 10 km west of Mount Stinear in the Prince Charles Mountains .
Aerial photos of the mountain were taken during an overflight as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1956–1958). The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named it after the Australian polar explorer John Rymill (1905-1968), leader of the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937).
Web links
- Mount Rymill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Rymill on geographic.org (English)