Mount Henry Lucy
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Mount Henry Lucy is a prominent peak
, 3,020 m, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south-southeast of Mount White
at the south end of Supporters Range
. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition
(1907-09) and named for Henry Lucy
, who publicized Shackleton's expedition and assisted in obtaining a financial grant from Parliament for the expedition.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, 3,020 m, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south-southeast of Mount White
Mount White
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at the south end of Supporters Range
Supporters Range
The Supporters Range is a rugged range of mountains in Antarctica, 40 km long, bordering the eastern side of Mill Glacier, from Keltie Glacier in the north to Mill Stream Glacier in the south....
. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition
Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole...
(1907-09) and named for Henry Lucy
Henry Lucy
Sir Henry Lucy JP, was an English journalist and humorist, and a parliamentary sketch-writer acknowledged as the first great lobby correspondent....
, who publicized Shackleton's expedition and assisted in obtaining a financial grant from Parliament for the expedition.