Mount Gleadell
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Mount Gleadell is a nearly conical ice-free peak, 560 m, the highest summit on the headland
just north of Observation Island at the east side of Amundsen Bay
. It was sighted in October 1956 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) party under P.W. Crohn, and was named for Geoffrey Gleadell, a cook at Mawson Station
in 1954.
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
just north of Observation Island at the east side of Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay, also known as Ice Bay, is a long embayment wide, close west of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. The bay was seen as a large pack-filled recession in the coastline by Sir Douglas Mawson on January 14, 1930...
. It was sighted in October 1956 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) party under P.W. Crohn, and was named for Geoffrey Gleadell, a cook at Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in 1954.