Terra Cotta Mountain
| Terra Cotta Mountain | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Quartermain Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 161 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Terra Cotta Mountain is a mountain between the Windy Gully and the Knobhead in the Quartermain Mountains of Antarctica Victoria Land .
It was named by participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott after its terracotta-colored rock.
Web links
- Terra Cotta Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Terra Cotta Mountain on geographic.org (English)