Mount Corneliussen
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Mount Corneliussen is a mountain
, 1,540 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Mount Globus
at the west end of the Allardyce Range
of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Carl and Erling Corneliussen, Norwegian engineers, who between 1923 and 1938 were responsible for improvements in whaling equipment, especially devices in connection with explosive harpoons.
Mountain
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, 1,540 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Mount Globus
Mount Globus
Mount Globus is a mountain, 1,270 m, between Fanning Ridge and Mount Corneliussen at the west end of the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Hvalfangerselskapet "Globus" A/S, a Norwegian...
at the west end of the Allardyce Range
Allardyce Range
The Allardyce Range is a mountain range rising south of Cumberland Bay and dominating the central part of South Georgia, a UK overseas territory. Mount Paget is the highest peak of the range and also the highest point in the UK territory...
of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Carl and Erling Corneliussen, Norwegian engineers, who between 1923 and 1938 were responsible for improvements in whaling equipment, especially devices in connection with explosive harpoons.