Mount Herschel
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Mount Herschel () is a conspicuous peak (3,335 m) standing 1.6 miles (2.6 km) northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier from the south, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. Discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, who named this feature for Sir John F.W. Herschel, noted English astronomer.
This article incorporates text from Mount Herschel, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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