Mount Markham
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Mount Markham is a majestic twin-peaked massif
, 4,350 and 4,280 m, surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau
. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04), it is named for Sir Clements Markham
, who, as President of the Royal Geographical Society
, planned the expedition and chose Robert Falcon Scott
as its leader.
Massif
In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole...
, 4,350 and 4,280 m, surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau
Markham Plateau
Markham Plateau is a small, but prominent, high plateau which extends south from Mount Markham for about 10 nautical miles and forms the divide between east and west-flowing glaciers in the north part of Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer...
. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04), it is named for Sir Clements Markham
Clements Markham
Sir Clements Robert Markham KCB FRS was an English geographer, explorer, and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years...
, who, as President of the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
, planned the expedition and chose Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–13...
as its leader.