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Scott Mountains (Antarctica)
The
Scott Mountains
are a large number of isolated peaks lying south of
Amundsen Bay
in
Enderby Land
,
Australian Antarctic Territory
,
East Antarctica
,
Antarctica
. Discovered on 13 January 1930 by the
British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
(BANZARE) under Sir
Douglas Mawson
. He named the feature Scott Range after Captain
Robert Falcon Scott
, Royal Navy. The term mountains is considered more appropriate because of the isolation of its individual features.
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