Name details

Munro Kerr Mountains

Munro Kerr Mountains (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Munro Kerr Mountains  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1477

Feature type: Mountain

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A group of peaks in Princess Elizabeth Land. Possibly first sighted by BANZARE (1929-31) on 9 February, 1931, and seen again during the aeroplane flight on 11 February, 1931. These mountains were placed by Sir Douglas Mawson in about 68 degrees 47'' S, 73 degrees 24'' E. The Norwegian, Sjxvold, on 24 January, 1931, when in about 68 degrees S., 74 degrees E., claimed to have sighted what he thought were volcanic mountains in the south-west and these were called the Sjxvold Mountains by the Norwegians. It would appear that both Mawson and Sjxvold were in error regarding direction and distance of the mountains, which undoubtedly included Mt. Caroline Mikkelsen, seen and named by Capt. Klarius Mikkelsen on 20 February, 1935. Mawson named the mountains after the first member of the Australian Naval Board at the time of the expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
69° 43' 35.4" S
-69.72650°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
74° 14' 11.8" E
74.23661°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1965
Catalogue id
4580D5
Photographer
Law, Phillip Garth (Phil)

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
24-Nov-1953

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