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Mount Murray (Antarctica)

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52: 45: 247: 510: 476: 331:. Dome-shaped mountain, 1,310 metres (4,300 ft) high, standing north of Mawson Glacier and 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west of Mount Murray. First charted by the BrAE (1907-09) which named it for Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst, who contributed to the expedition and was assistant geologist on it. 289:. A group of high rocks, about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) in extent, lying 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Mount Murray near the mouth of Mawson Glacier. Named by the United States 514: 480: 369:. Peak over 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high, standing north of Mawson Glacier and 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) north-northwest of Mount Murray. Discovered by the 373:(BrNAE; 1901-04) which probably named this peak for W.E. Smith, Chief Naval Constructor, who prepared the plans and supervised construction of the expedition ship 78: 44: 172: 126: 484: 370: 290: 533: 538: 518: 208: 341: 303: 261: 163:) is a sharp granite peak, 1,005 metres (3,297 ft) high, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west of 71: 187:, to the east. It is northeast of the Walker Rocks, east of Mount Brocklehurst and south of Mount Smith. It is in the 235: 230: 188: 225: 543: 246: 220: 491: 192: 168: 527: 458: 293:(US-ACAN) in 1964 for Carson B. Walker, utility man at South Pole Station, 1961. 164: 356: 343: 318: 305: 276: 263: 142: 128: 94: 80: 17: 184: 183:
Mount Murray is just north of the Mawson Glacier near its mouth on the
175:(BrAE) which named it for James Murray, biologist with the expedition. 171:
in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mount Murray was first charted by the
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Mount Smith
Mount Murray (Antarctica) is located in Antarctica
Coordinates
76°09′S 161°50′E / 76.150°S 161.833°E / -76.150; 161.833 (Mount Murrary)
76°09′S 161°50′E / 76.150°S 161.833°E / -76.150; 161.833 (Mount Murrary)
Bruce Point
Mawson Glacier
British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09
Ross Sea
Prince Albert Mountains
Kirkwood Range
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

76°14′S 161°36′E / 76.233°S 161.600°E / -76.233; 161.600
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
76°08′S 161°27′E / 76.133°S 161.450°E / -76.133; 161.450
76°03′S 161°42′E / 76.050°S 161.700°E / -76.050; 161.700
British National Antarctic Expedition
Alberts 1995
Convoy Range USGS
Alberts 1995
Alberts 1995
Alberts 1995
Geographic Names of the Antarctic
public domain material
United States Board on Geographic Names

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