Mount Chetwynd

Mount Chetwynd

Mount Chetwynd (76°20′S 162°2′E / 76.333°S 162.033°E / -76.333; 162.033) is a mountain, over 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high, immediately south of Mount Gauss in the Kirkwood Range of Victoria Land. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, and named for Sir Peter Chetwynd, a naval friend of Scott's, who was later Superintendent of Compasses at the Admiralty.

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