Mount Mills (Antarctica)

Mount Mills is a mountain, 2,955 metres (9,700 ft) high, forming part of the north escarpment of the Dominion Range in Antarctica, overlooking Beardmore Glacier 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Mount Saunders. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named for Sir James Mills who, with the government of New Zealand, paid the cost of towing the expedition ship Nimrod to Antarctica in 1908.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Mills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-20.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Mills" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 85°12′S 165°17′E / 85.200°S 165.283°E / -85.200; 165.283


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