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Mount Humphrey Lloyd is a conspicuous mountain, 2,975 metres (9,760 ft) high, which forms a substantial part of the divide between the heads of Towles Glacier and Manhaul Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross. He named this feature for the Rev. Dr. Humphrey Lloyd of Trinity College, Dublin, an active member of the British Association which promoted interest in magnetic and meteorological research in the Antarctic.[1]

Mount Humphrey Lloyd
Mount Humphrey Lloyd
Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation2,975 m (9,760 ft)
Coordinates72°19′S 169°27′E
Geography
LocationBorchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeAdmiralty Mountains, divide between the Towles Glacier and the Manhaul Glacier

References


  1. "Humphrey Lloyd, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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



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[de] Mount Humphrey Lloyd

Mount Humphrey Lloyd ist ein markanter und 2975 m hoher Berg im ostantarktischen Viktorialand. In den Admiralitätsbergen bildet er den Hauptteil der Wasserscheide zwischen den Kopfenden des Towles- und des Manhaul-Gletschers.
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