Inland Forts
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Inland Forts is a line of peaks extending between Northwest Mountain
and Saint Pauls Mountain
, in the Asgard Range
of Victoria Land
. Discovered and so named by the Discovery expedition, 1901-04. The Taylor Glacier
lies to the south of the Inland Forts.
Northwest Mountain
Northwest Mountain is a massive mountain just northeast of Beehive Mountain, on the north side of upper Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land. The name appears on the maps of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13....
and Saint Pauls Mountain
Saint Pauls Mountain
Saint Pauls Mountain is a high, steeply-cliffed mountain 2 nautical miles northeast of Round Mountain on the north side of Taylor Glacier. It is joined to Round Mountain by a high ridge. Named by the Discovery expedition, 1901-04....
, in the Asgard Range
Asgard Range
The Asgard Range is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It dividies Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley, and was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition after Asgard, the home of the Norse gods....
of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Discovered and so named by the Discovery expedition, 1901-04. The Taylor Glacier
Taylor Glacier
The Taylor Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills, south of the Asgard Range...
lies to the south of the Inland Forts.
External links
- Pictures of the Inland Forts from the south