Read Mountains

Read Mountains is a group of rocky summits, the highest Holmes Summit 1,875 m,[1] lying east of Glen Glacier in the south-central part of the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Professor Herbert H. Read, Chairman of the Scientific Committee and member of the Committee of Management of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-58.

References

  1. ↑ SCAR Composite Gazetteer. Holmes Summit

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Read Mountains" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 80°42′S 24°45′W / 80.700°S 24.750°W / -80.700; -24.750


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