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Mount Kelly (Antarctica)

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Elevation
  
1,100 m (3,600 ft)

Mountain range
  
Anare Mountains

Parent range
  
Anare Mountains

Mount Kelly (Antarctica)

Location
  
Pennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica

Mount Kelly (70°47′S 164°19′E) is a prominent peak, (1,110 m), located 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Burch in the western portion of the Anare Mountains, a major mountain range situated in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was so named by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) for Second Lieutenant R.M. Kelly, officer in charge of the army amphibious motor vehicle detachment with ANARE (Thala Dan) 1962, led by Phillip Law, which explored the area. The mountain lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

Map of Mount Kelly, Antarctica

References

Mount Kelly (Antarctica) Wikipedia