Mount Chalmers

For the town in Queensland, Australia, see Mount Chalmers, Queensland.

Mount Chalmers (79°20′S 159°29′E / 79.333°S 159.483°E / -79.333; 159.483Coordinates: 79°20′S 159°29′E / 79.333°S 159.483°E / -79.333; 159.483) is a mountain along the eastern escarpment of the Conway Range, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of the summit of Mount Keltie. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, and named for Robert Chalmers (later Baron of Northiam), Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, 1903–07.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Chalmers, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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