- Mount Lyttleton
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Mount Lyttleton (66°24′S 65°22′W / 66.4°S 65.367°W) is a conspicuous, almost entirely snow-covered mountain near the head of Cardell Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne, 1947-48. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Westcote R. Lyttleton (1877–1956), New Zealand Works Dir. of Triplex Safety Glass Co. Ltd., London, who first introduced laminated safety glass for use in goggles in about 1912.
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