Mount Stonehouse
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Mount Stonehouse is a peak
, 2,900 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Mount Falla
in Queen Alexandra Range
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) for Bernard Stonehouse
who has made studies of Antarctic penguins and seals.
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...
, 2,900 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Mount Falla
Mount Falla
Mount Falla is a prominent conical mountain, 3,825 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles northeast of Mount Stonehouse, between Berwick and Prebble Glaciers, in Queen Alexandra Range. Sighted in January 1958 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition , and named for R.A....
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...
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) for Bernard Stonehouse
Bernard Stonehouse
Bernard Stonehouse is a British scientist who specialised in polar research and popular science. He was born in Hull on 1 May 1926. He joined the Royal Navy in 1944, and served from 1946–1950 for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey...
who has made studies of Antarctic penguins and seals.