Mount Ellery (Antarctica)
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Mount Ellery (Coordinates: ) is a mountain (1,110 m) near the head of Suvorov Glacier, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Hornblende Bluffs, in the Wilson Hills. The region was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. The position of the mountain was fixed on February 21, 1962 by Syd L. Kirkby, surveyor with the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) Thala Dan cruise led by Phillip Law. Named for Robert L.J. Ellery, a member of the Austratian Antarctic Exploration Committee of 1886.
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