Read Mountains
| Read Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Holmes Summit ( 1875 m ) | |
| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Shackleton Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 40 ′ S , 24 ° 19 ′ W | |
The Read Mountains are a group of rocky mountain peaks in the East Antarctic Coatsland . They are east of the Glen Glacier in the south-central part of the Shackleton Range .
They were spotted for the first time in 1957 during an overflight by participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) led by British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs . They are named after the British geologist Herbert H. Read (1889–1970), chairman of the science committee and member of the management committee of this research trip .
Web links
- Read Mountains in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Read Mountains on geographic.org