The Lawson Aiguilles () are a line of sharp peaks in the south part of
Mount Rivett
Mount Rivett () is a bare rock mountain, the northeasternmost feature of the Gustav Bull Mountains in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. On February 13, 1931, the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) (1929–31) unde ...
, in the
Gustav Bull Mountains
The Gustav Bull Mountains () are a small group of bare, rugged mountain peaks and nunataks, lying inland from the coast and southwest of Scullin Monolith in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica.
Exploration and naming
In January and February 1931, ...
of
Mac. Robertson Land
Mac. Robertson Land is the portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. It is located at . In the east, Mac. Robertson Land includes the Prince Charles Mountains. It was named by the British Au ...
, Antarctica. Peaks in this group were included in
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
surveys of 1962 and 1967. The
aiguilles were named by the
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for
E. J. Lawson, a diesel mechanic at
Mawson Station
The Mawson Station, commonly called Mawson, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Mawson lies in Holme Bay in Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica in the Austra ...
who assisted with the survey work in 1967.
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References
Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land
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