Mount Harding is the largest mountain in the
Grove Mountains of Antarctica, in the south-central part of the range and about west of
Gale Escarpment. It was mapped by the
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
(1956–60) from
aerial photographs, and was named by the
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for
N.E. Harding, a topographic draftsman with the Division of National Mapping, Australian Department of National Development, who contributed substantially to the production of Antarctic maps.
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Antarctic Specially Protected Area
The mountain is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System
russian: link=no, Договор об Антарктике es, link=no, Tratado Antártico
, name = Antarctic Treaty System
, image = Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svgborder
, image_width = 180px
, caption ...
as Antarctic Specially Protected Area An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) is an area on the continent of Antarctica, or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. The protected areas were established in 1961 under the Antarct ...
(ASPA) No.168. The main reason for the designation is to protect its unique geomorphological features for scientific research on the evolutionary history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, and to preserve its scientific, aesthetic and wilderness values.[
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References
Mountains of Princess Elizabeth Land
Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
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