Mount Martin (Antarctica)
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Mount Martin is a mountain
, 1,360 m, with conspicuous rock exposures on its southeast side, standing immediately north of the head of Anthony Glacier
on the east coast of Palmer Land
, Antarctica. The mountain lies on the fringe of the area explored by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) in 1936, and was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. During 1947 the mountain was photographed from the air by members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE), under Ronne, who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by Ronne for Orville Martin, electronics engineer who was of assistance in planning and obtaining radio equipment necessary for Ronne's expedition.
Mountain
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, 1,360 m, with conspicuous rock exposures on its southeast side, standing immediately north of the head of Anthony Glacier
Anthony Glacier
Anthony Glacier is a glacier which flows in an east-southeast direction to the east coast of Palmer Land where it terminates opposite the south tip of Hearst Island. The upper part of this glacier was seen by a sledge party of the British Graham Land Expedition under John Riddoch Rymill in...
on the east coast of Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
, Antarctica. The mountain lies on the fringe of the area explored by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE) in 1936, and was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. During 1947 the mountain was photographed from the air by members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
(RARE), under Ronne, who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by Ronne for Orville Martin, electronics engineer who was of assistance in planning and obtaining radio equipment necessary for Ronne's expedition.