Mount Griffiths
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Mount Griffiths is an elongated mountain
with two prominent peaks of 1,650 and 1,680 m, standing 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Wilkinson Peaks
and 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) northwest of Mount Elkins
in the Napier Mountains
in Enderby Land
.
) sledge party and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for G.S. Griffiths, a member of the Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee of 1886.
Mountain
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with two prominent peaks of 1,650 and 1,680 m, standing 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Wilkinson Peaks
Wilkinson Peaks
The Wilkinson Peaks, also known as Langnabbane, is a group of peaks in the Napier Mountains standing southeast of Mount Griffiths and northeast of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land.-Discovery and naming:...
and 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) northwest of Mount Elkins
Mount Elkins
Mount Elkins, also known as Jökelen is a dark, steep-sided mountain with three major peaks, the highest 2,300 metres above sea level. This peak is located in the Napier Mountains, in Enderby Land. Enderby Land is part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, in East Antarctica...
in the Napier Mountains
Napier Mountains
The Napier Mountains are a group of more-or-less separated peaks, the highest being Mount Elkins, at about 2,300 meters above sea level. This mountain range is located in Enderby Land, in the claimed Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica.-Location:...
in Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
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Discovery and naming
It was plotted by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936-37, and was called Mefjell (middle mountain), a name used elsewhere in Antarctica. The mountain was visited in 1961 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research ExpeditionsAustralian 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:...
) sledge party and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for G.S. Griffiths, a member of the Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee of 1886.