Mount Hooker (Antarctica)

Mount Hooker (78°6′S 162°42′E / 78.100°S 162.700°E / -78.100; 162.700Coordinates: 78°6′S 162°42′E / 78.100°S 162.700°E / -78.100; 162.700) is a rounded summit over 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) high, standing immediately south of Mount Lister in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, which named it for Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hooker, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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