Mount Falla

Mount Falla (84°22′S 164°55′E / 84.367°S 164.917°E / -84.367; 164.917Coordinates: 84°22′S 164°55′E / 84.367°S 164.917°E / -84.367; 164.917) is a prominent conical mountain, 3,825 metres (12,550 ft) high, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Stonehouse, between Berwick Glacier and Prebble Glacier, in the Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. It was sighted in January 1958 by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58), and named for R.A. Falla, a member of the Ross Sea Committee.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Falla, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

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