Mount Courtauld () is a rounded, mainly ice-covered mountain, high, standing east of
George VI Sound and the rocky ridge marking the north side of the mouth of
Naess Glacier, on the west coast of
Palmer Land
Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...
. It was first surveyed in 1936 by the
British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under
John Rymill, and named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1954 for
Augustine Courtauld
Augustine Courtauld (26 August 1904 – 3 March 1959), often called August Courtauld, was a yachtsman and British Arctic explorer, best known for serving as the solo meteorologist of a winter observation post, ''Icecap Station'', located in the i ...
, a British Arctic explorer who was of assistance during the organization of the BGLE, 1934–37.
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Mountains of Palmer Land
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