Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Markham, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Mount Markham (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Mountain (2a)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A majestic twin-peaked massif, 4,350 and 4,280 m, surmounting the N end of Markham Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and named for Sir Clements Markham who, as President of the Royal Geographical Society, planned this Antarctic expedition and chose Scott as its leader.
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