Mount Alexander
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| Mount Alexander | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joinville Island | |||
| Summit: | 1,970 feet 55°48’20"S, 63°18’14"W | ||
Mount Alexander is a mountain with several summits, the highest at 1,970 feet, forming the rocky peninsula separating Gibson and Haddon Bays, on the south side of Joinville Island in the British Antarctic Territory.
The cliff marking the extremity of the peninsula was discovered and named Cape Alexander on 8 January 1893 by Thomas Robertson, Master of the ship Active, of the Dundee Whaling Expedition. The name was amended to 'Mount Alexander' by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1956 following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1953–54, the mountain summits of the peninsula being considered more suitable to name.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Alexander