Mount Smethurst () is a prominent
mountain
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3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of
Mount Torckler and 29 nautical miles (50 km) southwest of
Stor Hanakken Mountain
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in
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting landmass of Antarctica. Its shore extends from Shinnan Glacier at about to William Scoresby Bay at , approximately of the earth's longitude. It was first documented in western and eastern literature in February 183 ...
,
Antarctica
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. It was plotted from air photos taken by ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
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History
Australia has had a long involv ...
) aircraft in 1957 and was named by the
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
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(ANCA) for
N.R. Smethurst, the officer-in-charge at
Wilkes Station
Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica. It was taken over by Australia on ...
in 1961.
See also
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Church Nunataks, located 1 nautical mile (2 km) northeast of Mount Smethurst
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Mount McGhee, located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Mount Smethurst
References
External links
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Mountains of Enderby Land
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