Mount Bowen is a
peak in the
Prince Albert Mountains
The Prince Albert Mountains () are a major mountain group in Antarctica over 320 km (200 mi) long. Located in Victoria Land, they run north–south between the Priestley and Ferrar glaciers.
They were named for Prince Albert, the con ...
,
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. I ...
, Antarctica. It is high, standing north of the
Davis Glacier and south-southwest of
Mount Howard.
The mountain is primarily composed of layers of sandstone, and the peak is quite black.
It was discovered by the
British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904, which named it for
Charles C. Bowen, one of the men who gave the expedition much assistance in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ...
.
References
Mountains of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
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