Mount Forde
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Mount Forde is a mountain
over 1,200 m, standing at the head of Hunt Glacier
, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of Mount Marston
, in Victoria Land
. Mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition
(1910–13) and named for Petty Officer Robert Forde, Royal Navy
, a member of the expedition's Western Geological Party.
Mountain
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over 1,200 m, standing at the head of Hunt Glacier
Hunt Glacier
Hunt Glacier is a small, deeply entrenched glacier on the east coast of Victoria Land, entering Granite Harbour north of Dreikanter Head. Mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. Probably named for H.A. Hunt, Australian meteorologist who assisted in writing the scientific reports of...
, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of Mount Marston
Mount Marston
Mount Marston is a whaleback-shaped mountain, 1,245 m, standing at the north side of Kar Plateau, 3 nautical miles north of the terminus of Mackay Glacier in Victoria Land. First mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition and named for George E. Marston, artist with the expedition....
, in 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...
. Mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
(1910–13) and named for Petty Officer Robert Forde, Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, a member of the expedition's Western Geological Party.