Lassus Mountains

The Lassus Mountains are a large group of mountains, 15 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide, rising to 6,900 feet and extending south from Palestrina Glacier in the northwest part of Alexander Island, in the British Antarctic Territory.

These mountains overlook Lazarev Bay and a few minor islands within the bay such as Dint Island and Umber Island; Haydn Inlet lies to the south while the Havre Mountains lie immediately north.

The mountains were probably first seen on 9 January 1821 by the Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. They were photographed from the air in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition but mapped as part of the Havre Mountains. They were first mapped in detail, from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–48), by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960.

The mountains were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Orlandus Lassus, a Franco-Flemish composer of the 16th century. It is one of many feature in the south of the island named after composers.

See also

• Colbert Mountains
• Rouen Mountains
• Sofia Mountains

Location

• Location map: 69°34’60"S, 71°37’60"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Lassus Mountains