Read Mountains

Read Mountains is a group of rocky summits, the highest Holmes Summit 1,875 m,[1] lying east of Glen Glacier in the south-central part of the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Professor Herbert H. Read, Chairman of the Scientific Committee and member of the Committee of Management of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955–58.

Features

Geographical features include:

Du Toit Nunataks

Other features

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Read Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.  80°42′S 24°45′W


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