Mount Caroline Mikkelsen (69°45′S 74°24′E) is a small coastal mountain of 235 metre between Hargreaves Glacier

Hargreaves Glacier

Hargreaves Glacier is a glacier 2 nautical miles west of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen on Ingrid Christensen Coast. It drains into the central part of the head of Sandefjord Ice Bay. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by...

 and Polar Times Glacier

Polar Times Glacier

Polar Times Glacier is a glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast, flowing northward between Svarthausen Nunatak and Boyd Nunatak into the western part of Publications Ice Shelf. It was delineated by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-1947, and named by Roscoe...

 on Ingrid Christensen Coast

Ingrid Christensen Coast

Ingrid Christensen Coast is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Jennings Promontory, in 72° 33' E, and the western end of the West Ice Shelf in 81° 24' E. It is located in the western half of Princess Elizabeth Land, just east of Amery Ice Shelf. The coast was discovered and a...

. The mountain overlooks the southern extremity of Prydz Bay

Prydz Bay

Prydz Bay is a deep embayment of Antarctica between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. Portions of the bay were sighted in January and February 1931 by Norwegian whalers and the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition...

, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Svarthausen Nunatak

Svarthausen Nunatak

Svarthausen Nunatak is a jagged, dark rock nunatak with a small outlier to the southwest, lying on the west side of Polar Times Glacier, about 4 nautical miles south-southeast of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen. Mapped from air photographs by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named...

, and is the highest summit in the vicinity. It was discovered February 20, 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in the Thorsham, a Norwegian whaling ship sent out by Lars Christensen

Lars Christensen

Lars Christensen was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica.-Career:...

. It is named for Captain Mikkelsen's wife Caroline Mikkelsen

Caroline Mikkelsen

Caroline Mikkelsen , was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica. She was born in Denmark. In the winter of 1934-1935, she accompanied her Norwegian husband, Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, on an expedition sponsored by Lars Christensen...

, who accompanied her husband on this voyage and became the first woman to set foot on Antarctica.