Mount Hinks () is a rock
peak, high, rising south of
Mount Marsden
Mount Marsden () is a bare rock mountain, high, lying southwest of Mount Rivett in the Gustav Bull Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. On 13 February 1931 the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929–31) und ...
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. On 13 February 1931, the
British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
The British Australian (and) New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) was a research expedition into Antarctica between 1929 and 1931, involving two voyages over consecutive Austral summers. It was a British Commonwealth initiative, dr ...
(1929–31) under
Douglas Mawson made a landing on nearby
Scullin Monolith. They named this peak after
Arthur R. Hinks, Secretary of the
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...
, 1915–45.
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References
Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land
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