Mount Supernal
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Mount Supernal is a large double summit mountain
(3,655 m) surmounting the southeast corner of Hercules Neve
and the heads of the Gair
and Meander Glacier
s, in Victoria Land
, Antarctica. The feature has at times been mistaken for Mount Murchison
. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1962–63, because of its prominent and lofty appearance.
Mountain
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(3,655 m) surmounting the southeast corner of Hercules Neve
Hercules Neve
Hercules Neve is a névé at the north margin of Mountaineer Range in Victoria Land. It is bounded by Deception Plateau, Astronaut Glacier, Retreat Hills, and by such western tributaries to the Mariner Glacier as Meander and Gair Glaciers...
and the heads of the Gair
Gair Glacier
Gair Glacier is a tributary glacier, 10 miles long, rising close southeast of Mount Supernal in the Mountaineer Range and flowing east-northeast to enter Mariner Glacier just north of Bunker Bluff in Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1962-63, for H.S...
and Meander Glacier
Meander Glacier
Meander Glacier is a large meandering tributary to the Mariner Glacier in Victoria Land. The glacier emerges in the vicinity of Mount Supernal and Hobbie Ridge and drains generally eastward for 30 miles through the Mountaineer Range to join Mariner Glacier just east of Engberg Bluff...
s, in 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...
, Antarctica. The feature has at times been mistaken for Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison may refer to:In Antarctica* Mount Murchison , Antarctica* Mount Murchison , the highest peak in the Mountaineer Range, AntarcticaIn Australia* Mount Murchison In Canada* Mount Murchison...
. Named by the northern party of 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), 1962–63, because of its prominent and lofty appearance.