Mount Hamilton (Antarctica)

Mount Hamilton (Antarctica)

Mount Hamilton (coord|80|40|S|158|17|E|) is a mountain, 1,990 metres, standing at the east edge of Kent Plateau, 11 km (7 mi) south of Mount Tuatara, in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica.

Discovered by the "Discovery" expedition (1901-04) and named for Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, who served on Arctic voyages (1850-54) and was a member of the Ship Committee for this expedition.


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