Mount Discovery
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Mount Discovery (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) is a conspicuous, isolated volcanic cone, Script error: No such module "convert". high, lying at the head of McMurdo Sound and east of Koettlitz Glacier, overlooking the northwest portion of the Ross Ice Shelf. It forms the center of a three-armed mass of which Brown Peninsula is one extension to the north; Minna Bluff is a second to the east; the third is Mount Morning to the west. Mount Discovery was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for their expedition ship Discovery.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Location
Mount Discovery lies to the southeast of the lower Koettlitz Glacier. The Brown Peninsula extends to the northeast of the mountain between the Koettlitz Glacier and the Ross Ice Shelf. Black Island and White Island rise from the ice shelf to the northeast of the mountain. Minna Bluff, a long peninsula, extends from the southeast of the mountain. The Eady Ice Piedmont is to the south of the mountain. A ridge extends southwest from Mount Discovery to Mount Morning.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Features
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Mount Morning
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Helms Bluff
Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A prominent north-facing bluff Script error: No such module "convert". east of Mount Morning. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by US-ACAN in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander Louis L. Helms, United States Navy, officer in charge of the Squadron VX-6 winteringover detachment at McMurdo Station, 1961.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Discovery Glacier
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". A broad glacier, Script error: No such module "convert". long, between Hurricane Ridge (Antarctica) and Mount Discovery. The glacier flows north to coalesce with the east margin of lower Koettlitz Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) in association with Mount Discovery, which Captain Robert Scott had named after the expedition ship of the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901–04.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Lake Discovery
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". A lake, Script error: No such module "convert". long, situated at the north end of Hurricane Ridge on the west margin of Discovery Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) in association with Discovery Glacier, a partial source for the lake, and Mount Discovery, the dominant feature in the vicinity.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
See also
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