Mount Holdgate

Mount Holdgate (59°28′S 27°11′W / 59.467°S 27.183°W / -59.467; -27.183) is a prominent mountain (960 m) with steep icefalls and rock buttresses which provides a clear landmark at the southeast end of Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Martin W. Holdgate, organizer and senior scientist of the survey of the South Sandwich Islands from HMS Protector in 1964.

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