Fiennes, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Mount Fiennes (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Mountain
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Summit at about 2550 m high on the eastern side of Elgar Uplands, Alexander Island, between Gerontius Glacier and Hampton Glacier. Named for Virginia (Ginny), Lady Twistleton-Fiennes (1947-2004). Explorer and polar radio operator, including research on very low frequency radio propagation. She played a leading role in the conception, planning and logistics support for the Transglobe Expedition 1979-82, led by her husband Sir Ranulph Fiennes. The expedition was the first to reach both north and south poles, including crossing Antarctica, and the Arctic Ocean through the North-West Passage. First woman invited to join the Antarctic Club 1985, first female recipient of polar medal 1987.
Named for Virginia (Ginny), Lady Twistleton-Fiennes (1947-2004). Explorer and polar radio operator, including research on very low frequency radio propagation. She played a leading role in the conception, planning and logistics support for the Transglobe Expedition 1979-82, led by her husband Sir Ranulph Fiennes. The expedition was the first to reach both north and south poles, including crossing Antarctica, and the Arctic Ocean through the North-West Passage. First woman invited to join the Antarctic Club 1985, first female recipient of polar medal 1987.
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