Mount Kempe

Mount Kempe (78°19′S 162°43′E / 78.317°S 162.717°E / -78.317; 162.717Coordinates: 78°19′S 162°43′E / 78.317°S 162.717°E / -78.317; 162.717) is a peak, 3,005 metres (9,860 ft) high, midway between Mount Huggins and Mount Dromedary in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) which named it for Sir Alfred Bray Kempe, at that time Treasurer of the Royal Society.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Kempe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-23.

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