Grindley Plateau
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Grindley Plateau is a high icecapped plateau in the central Queen Alexandra Range
, bordered by the peaks of Mount Mackellar
, Mount Bell
and Mount Kirkpatrick
. Named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) for George Grindley, senior geologist of the party.
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
, bordered by the peaks of Mount Mackellar
Mount Mackellar
Mount Mackellar is a massive mountain, 4,295 m, standing at the head of Mackellar Glacier, 3 nautical miles south of Pagoda Peak, in Queen Alexandra Range. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Campbell Mackellar, a supporter of the expedition....
, Mount Bell
Mount Bell
Mount Bell is a bluff-type mountain, 4,305 m, forming a part of the northeast edge of Grindley Plateau, 6 nautical miles southeast of Mount Mackellar in Queen Alexandra Range. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition for William Bell, a relative of Shackleton and supporter of the expedition....
and Mount Kirkpatrick
Mount Kirkpatrick
Mount Kirkpatrick is a lofty, generally ice-free mountain in Antarctica's Queen Alexandra Range. Located 8 km west of Mount Dickerson, Mt. Kirkpatrick is the highest point in the Queen Alexandra Range, as well as in its parent range, the Transantarctic Mountains...
. Named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) for George Grindley, senior geologist of the party.