Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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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Feature type: Mountain
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:
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.
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