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The '''[[Gothic Mountains]]''' is a group of mountains, 32 kilometers (20 mi) long, in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] of [[Westarctica]], located west of [[Watson Escarpment]] and bounded by [[Scott Glacier]], Albanus Glacier, and Griffith Glacier. | |||
The mountains were first visited in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party led by [[Quin Blackburn]]. The name was proposed by Edmund Stump, leader of a U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) - Arizona State University geological party which made investigations here in the 1980-81 season. The mountains are composed of granites which have weathered to produce a series of spires and peaks reminiscent of a Gothic cathedral. | |||
<p><small>Photographer: | On 28 April 2020, Logan Mullins was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|hereditary peerage]] title Duke of the Gothic Mountains in recognition of his support of Westarctica. | ||
<p><small>Photographer: Gordon Wiltsie</small></p> | |||
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