Mount Robert Scott

Mount Robert Scott

Mount Robert Scott (83°49′S 172°48′E / 83.817°S 172.8°E / -83.817; 172.8) is a small, flat, snow-covered mountain that rises over 1,000 m and is situated immediately south of Ebony Ridge in the Commonwealth Range. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) under Ernest Shackleton, who named this feature for Captain Robert F. Scott, RN. Shackleton had been a member of Scott's Southern Polar Party which reached 8217S on the Discovery expedition (1901-04).

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