Mount Huxley (Antarctica)

Mount Huxley (77°51′S 162°51′E / 77.850°S 162.850°E / -77.850; 162.850Coordinates: 77°51′S 162°51′E / 77.850°S 162.850°E / -77.850; 162.850) is a mountain 1,155 metres (3,790 ft) high, situated between the lower Condit Glacier and Descent Glacier, marginal to Ferrar Glacier, at the northern end of the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named in 1992 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Leonard Huxley, editor of Scott's Last Expedition, two volumes, London, 1913; Volume I being the journals of Captain R.F. Scott, RN; Volume II being the reports of journeys and scientific work undertaken by E.A. Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition. The work has long been acclaimed among narrative reports to come out of the heroic era.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Huxley, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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