Mount Rees () is a mountain () which rises above the cliffs at the west side of
Koettlitz Névé, SSW of
Mount Talmadge,
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78th parallel south, 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Ant ...
. It is named after
Margaret N. Rees, geologist, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who conducted field studies in the
Transantarctic Mountains
The Transantarctic Mountains (abbreviated TAM) comprise a mountain range of uplifted rock (primarily sedimentary) in Antarctica which extends, with some interruptions, across the continent from Cape Adare in northern Victoria Land to Coats L ...
, including the
Skelton Glacier
Skelton Glacier () is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet on the Hillary Coast, south of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Naming and exploration
Skelton Glacier was named after the Skelton Inlet by ...
area of the
Hillary Coast
The Hillary Coast is a portion of the coast of Antarctica along the western margin of the Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is sever ...
, through several seasons, 1984–96.
Mountains of Victoria Land
Hillary Coast
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