Mount Huggins

Mount Huggins (78°17′S 162°29′E) is a large conical mountain, 3,735 metres (12,250 ft) high, surmounting the heads of Allison Glacier, Dale Glacier, and Potter Glacier in the Royal Society Range of Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) which named it for Sir William Huggins, President of the Royal Society, 1900–05.[1] The mountain was first ascended by the explorer Richard Brooke in 1957.[2] Auster Pass is a high pass between Mount Huggins and Mount Kempe.[3]

Mt Huggins seen from McMurdo Station, March 2015
Mt Huggins (center peak) seen from air over Miers Valley, November 2013

References
  1. "Huggins, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  2. Amodeo, Christian. "Forward crawl across the White Continent". Geographical. Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  3. "Antarctica Detail - Auster Pass". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

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