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
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(1956–60) from
aerial photographs
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, and was named by the
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The committe ...
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
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as Antarctic Specially Protected Area
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(ASPA) No.168. The main reason for the designation is to protect its unique geomorphological
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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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