Mount George Murray

Mount George Murray (75°54′S 161°50′E / 75.900°S 161.833°E / -75.900; 161.833Coordinates: 75°54′S 161°50′E / 75.900°S 161.833°E / -75.900; 161.833) is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered mountain rising between the heads of Davis Glacier and Harbord Glacier in the Prince Albert Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, which named it for George R.M. Murray of the British Museum, staff director of the scientific aims of Robert Falcon Scott's expedition.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "George Murray, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-22.

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