Mount Knox () is a peak rising to about at the west extremity of the
MacDonald Hills in the
Asgard Range
The Asgard Range is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It divides Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley, and was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) after Asgard, the home of ...
of
Victoria Land,
Antarctica. It is found on the north side of
Taylor Valley. It was named by the
New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1998 after Professor Emeritus
George A. Knox, formerly of the zoology department of the
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was ...
,
New Zealand. Knox made numerous Antarctic visits and established the university's
Antarctic Research Unit, active from 1961 to 1981.
References
Mountains of the Asgard Range
McMurdo Dry Valleys
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