Mount Alice Gade () is a mainly ice-covered
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
over 3,400 m, marking the northeast extremity of the
Rawson Plateau
The Rawson Plateau is an ice-covered plateau, long and high, rising between the heads of Bowman Glacier, Moffett Glacier and Steagall Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928–30, and ...
in the
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic P ...
. It was discovered in November 1911 by Captain
Roald Amundsen
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen bega ...
, and named by him for one of the daughters of the Norwegian minister (
ambassador
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) and consul-general to Brazil, a strong supporter of Amundsen.
Further reading
* United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center,
Sailing Directions for Antarctica: Including the Off-lying Islands South of Latitude 60°', P 215
External links
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SCAR
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References
Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Amundsen Coast
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