Junction Spur () is a rocky spur marking the eastern extremity of the
Darwin Mountains
The Darwin Mountains is a group of mountains between the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers in Antarctica. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Major Leonard Darwin, at that time Honorary Secretary of the ...
and the junction of
Hatherton Glacier and
Darwin Glacier. It was mapped and named by the Darwin Glacier party of the
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ...
(1956–58).
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Further reading
* Magalhães, Catarina & Stevens, Mark & Cary, Stephen & Ball, Becky & C Storey, Bryan & Wall, Diana & Tü Rk, Roman & Ruprecht, Ulrike, '
At Limits of Life: Multidisciplinary Insights Reveal Environmental Constraints on Biotic Diversity in Continental Antarctica
''. (2012) .PLoS ONE 7(9): e44578. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044578
References
Ridges of Oates Land
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