Mount Bell
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Mount Bell is a bluff-type mountain
, 4,305 m, forming a part of the northeast edge of Grindley Plateau
, 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Mount Mackellar
in Queen Alexandra Range
. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition
(1907–09) for William Bell
, a relative of Shackleton and supporter of the expedition.
Mountain
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, 4,305 m, forming a part of the northeast edge of Grindley Plateau
Grindley Plateau
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 for George Grindley, senior geologist of the party....
, 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast 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....
in Queen Alexandra Range
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...
. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition
Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole...
(1907–09) for William Bell
William Bell
-Musicians:* William Bell * William Bell * William Henry Bell , composer -Politicians:* Dr. William Bell , founder of Manitou Springs, Colorado...
, a relative of Shackleton and supporter of the expedition.