Mercanton Heights [SEP] continent
Mercanton Heights
The Mercanton Heights () are heights standing between Bigourdan Fjord and Nye Glacier in the southwest part of Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from surveys and air photos, 1948–59, and were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Swiss glaciologist Paul-Louis Mercanton, who for many years was Secretary of the International Commission on Snow and Ice.
Paul Louis Mercanton
Paul Louis Mercanton (11 May 187625 February 1963) was a Swiss meteorologist, glaciologist and Arctic explorer. He was a member of Arctic expeditions to Spitsbergen (1910), Greenland (1912-1913) and Jan Mayen (1921 and 1929). Mercantonfjellet, a mountain area at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, is named after Mercanton.
See also.
- Mercanton Heights