Mount Baxter (Antarctica) Explained

Mount Baxter
Elevation M:2430
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Victoria Land, Antarctica
Range:Eisenhower Range
Map:Antarctica
Coordinates:-74.3667°N 194°W

Mount Baxter is a large buttress-type mountain, located just south of O'Kane Canyon where it forms a rounded projection of the east escarpment of the Eisenhower Range, in Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) under Scott, who named it for Sir George and Lady Baxter of Dundee, supporters of the expedition.

Notes and References

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