Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Cook Mountains (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Cook 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:
Mountains bounded by the Mulock Glacier in the north and the Darwin Glacier in the south. These mountains were explored by the NZ Geological Expedition (1964-65). Named after Captain James Cook, RN, leader of a British expedition (1772-75), which circumnavigated the world in a high southern latitude; crossed the Antarctic Circle for the first time and dispelled the idea of a southern continent extending to temperate latitudes.
Captain James Cook, RN, leader of a British expedition (1772-75)
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