Mount Stirling (Antarctica)
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Mount Stirling (71°33′S 164°07′E) is a mountain, 2,260 metres (7,410 ft) high, in the Bowers Mountains, Antarctica.
It is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southwest of Mount Freed where it forms part of the east wall of Leap Year Glacier. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1967–1968, after Ian Stirling, a zoologist from the University of Canterbury at Scott Base in that season.
Location
Mount Stirling and the nearby mountain group lie to the northeast of the Leap Year Glacier.
This is a tributary of the Black Glacier, which flows past the east of the group, where it merges with the Lillie Glacier.
McCann Glacier flows east from Mount Stirling to the Lillie Glacier. .
The Champness Glacier runs past the north of the group.
The Posey Range is to the north, the Molar Massif is to the west, and the Crown Hills are to the southwest.
The Leitch Massif and King Range are to the southeast.
Nearby features
Ian Peak
71°31′S 163°59′E.
A peak located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Mount Stirling where the feature overlooks the heads of Leap Year and Champness Glaciers.
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