Mount Lacroix
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Mount Lacroix is a prominent mountain
with red vertical cliffs and a rounded summit (640 m) surmounting the northeast end of Booth Island
, in the Wilhelm Archipelago
. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, under Charcot and named by him after Alfred Lacroix (1863–1948) French mineralogist and geologist; member of the scientific commission for FrAe, 1903–05 and 1908-10.
Mountain
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with red vertical cliffs and a rounded summit (640 m) surmounting the northeast end of Booth Island
Booth Island
Booth Island is a rugged, Y-shaped island, long and rising to west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica in the northeastern part of the Wilhelm Archipelago. Booth Island is located at...
, in the Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.Wilhelm Archipelago consists of a myriad of islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the...
. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1903–05, under Charcot and named by him after Alfred Lacroix (1863–1948) French mineralogist and geologist; member of the scientific commission for FrAe, 1903–05 and 1908-10.