The Lassus Mountains ( 69°35′S 71°38′W / 69.583°S 71.633°W / -69.583; -71.633 ) are a large group of mountains, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, rising to 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) and extending south from Palestrina Glacier in the northwest part of Alexander Island , Antarctica . They overlook Lazarev Bay and a few minor islands within the bay such as Dint Island and Umber Island ; Haydn Inlet lies to the south while the Havre Mountains lie immediately north.
4-521: Sutton Heights ( 69°45′S 71°30′W / 69.750°S 71.500°W / -69.750; -71.500 ) is an eminence rising to about 800 m lying between the Lassus Mountains and Debussy Heights , in the northern portion of Alexander Island , Antarctica . The area was photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947, mapped from air photographs by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1959, and surveyed by
8-671: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lassus Mountains The mountains were probably first seen on 9 January 1821 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen . They were photographed from the air in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition but mapped as part of the Havre Mountains. They were first mapped in detail, from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–48), by D. Searle of
12-524: The British Antarctic Survey in 1975–76. They are named after John Sutton , Professor of Geology , at Imperial College of Science and Technology , London, who studied the area from 1958 to 1973. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Sutton Heights" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This Alexander Island location article
16-566: The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960, and were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Orlandus Lassus , a Belgian composer of the 16th century. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Lassus Mountains" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Alexander Island location article
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