Mount Falla
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Mount Falla is a prominent conical mountain
, 3,825 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Stonehouse
, between Berwick and Prebble Glaciers, in Queen Alexandra Range
. Sighted in January 1958 by the New Zealand
party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(1956–58), and named for R.A. Falla, a member of the Ross Sea Committee.
Mountain
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, 3,825 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Stonehouse
Mount Stonehouse
Mount Stonehouse is a peak, 2,900 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles southwest of Mount Falla in Queen Alexandra Range. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Bernard Stonehouse who has made studies of Antarctic penguins and seals....
, between Berwick and Prebble Glaciers, 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...
. Sighted in January 1958 by the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
(1956–58), and named for R.A. Falla, a member of the Ross Sea Committee.