Mount Pearson
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Mount Pearson is a prominent snow peak
(2,440 m) situated at the west side of the mouth of Lensen Glacier
where the latter joins Pearl Harbor Glacier
, in the Victory Mountains
, Victoria Land
. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for F.H. Pearson, surveyor with the party.
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...
(2,440 m) situated at the west side of the mouth of Lensen Glacier
Lensen Glacier
Lensen Glacier is a tributary glacier that flows northeast to enter Pearl Harbor Glacier just east of Mount Pearson, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land. Named by NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for G.J. Lensen, a member of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, that worked in...
where the latter joins Pearl Harbor Glacier
Pearl Harbor Glacier
Pearl Harbor Glacier is a major tributary glacier flowing generally east from the Victory Mountains and entering the southwest side of Tucker Glacier 17 nautical miles northwest of Bypass Hill. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, to commemorate the heroism of...
, in the Victory Mountains
Victory Mountains
The Victory Mountains is a major group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long and wide, which is bounded primarily by Mariner and Tucker glaciers and the Ross Sea...
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for F.H. Pearson, surveyor with the party.