Mount Mackellar
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Mount Mackellar is a massive mountain
, 4,295 m, standing at the head of Mackellar Glacier
, 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Pagoda Peak
, in Queen Alexandra Range
. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition
(1907–09) and named for Campbell Mackellar, a supporter of the expedition.
Mountain
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, 4,295 m, standing at the head of Mackellar Glacier
Mackellar Glacier
Mackellar Glacier is a large tributary glacier in Queen Alexandra Range, flowing north along the east side of Hampton Ridge from Mount Mackellar, to enter Lennox-King Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition in association with Mount Mackellar....
, 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Pagoda Peak
Pagoda Peak
Pagoda Peak is a sharp peak, 3,040 m, between the heads of Tillite and Montgomerie Glaciers, 3 nautical miles north of Mount Mackellar in Queen Alexandra Range. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition because of its shape....
, in Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
. 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 Campbell Mackellar, a supporter of the expedition.