Northcliffe Peak
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 Topographic map of the Worcester Range (bottom right) with Northcliffe Peak |
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| height | 2255 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Worcester Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ S , 160 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Northcliffe Peak is a striking 2255 m high mountain in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . It rises in the Worcester Range four miles southeast of Mount Harmsworth .
The New Zealand group of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) explored and named the mountain in 1957. It is named after the British publisher Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922), one of the greatest donors of the British Discovery Expedition (1901–1904), after whom Mount Harmsworth is named.
Web links
- Northcliffe Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Northcliffe Peak on geographic.org (English)