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Luff Nunatak
Luff Nunatak (-71.1°N, 71.46667°W) is a narrow nunatak, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, located west of Foster Nunatak in the Manning Nunataks, in the east part of Amery Ice Shelf. The Manning Nunataks were photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47) and ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1957). They were visited by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1965 and ANARE in 1969. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for T.S. Luff, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1970, a member of the ANARE glaciological traverse party on the Amery Ice Shelf in January 1970.

Mount Lugering
Mount Lugering (-71.7°N, 162.95°W) is a mountain nearly 2,000 m high on the west side of Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains. It marks the north side of the terminus of Hunter Glacier where it joins Rennick Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for utilitiesman Donald R. Lugering, U.S. Navy, of the South Pole Station winter party, 1965.

Lugg Island
Lugg Island (-68.53333°N, 77.95°W) is a small island lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Lake Island, off the west end of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. First plotted from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Dr. D. Lugg, medical officer at Davis Station, 1963, who visited the island for biological studies. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Lugg
Mount Lugg (-71.21667°N, 64.71667°W) is a partly snow-covered mountain 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Mount Hicks in the Prince Charles Mountains. Photographed from the Mount Willing and Mount Hicks geodetic stations in 1971 during the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) Prince Charles Mountains survey. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Dr. D. Lugg, senior medical officer with the Antarctic Division, Melbourne, and Officer in Charge of ANARE Prince Charles Mountains surveys in 1970 and 1971.

Luhrsen Nunatak
Luhrsen Nunatak (-71.98333°N, 161.68333°W) is a nunatak 3 nautical miles (6 km) south-southeast of Mount Alford at the southeast end of the Helliwell Hills. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard H. Luhrsen, assistant to the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) representative at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Luisa Bay
Luisa Bay (-54.38333°N, -36.18333°W) is a small bay lying between Cape Vakop and Mount Skittle on the north coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS, 1951-52, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for the Luisa, one of the vessels of the Compania Argentina de Pesca which participated in establishing the first permanent whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, in 1904; now a hulk in King Edward Cove.

Luitpold Coast
Luitpold Coast (-77.5°N, -32°W) is that portion of the coast of Coats Land extending from the vicinity of Hayes Glacier, in 2754W to 3600W, which is regarded as the east limit of the Filchner Ice Shelf. Discovered by Wilhelm Filchner, leader of the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12, and named for Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria.

Luke Glacier
Luke Glacier (-65.7°N, -64.03333°W) is a glacier at least 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, flowing northwest into the head of Leroux Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. First sighted and roughly surveyed in 1909 by the FrAE. Resurveyed in 1935-36 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), and later named for George L. Johnston, 1st Baron Luke of Pavenham, Chairman of Messrs. Bovril Ltd., who contributed toward the cost of the BGLE, 1934-37.

Lully Foothills
Lully Foothills (-70.81667°N, -69.63333°W) is a large group of peaks and nunataks extending 15 nautical miles (28 km) in a NE-SW direction between Vivaldi Glacier and LeMay Range in the W-central part of Alexander Island. Apparently first seen from the air and roughly mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. Remapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Jean-Baptiste Lully (1639-87), French composer.

Lulow Rock
Lulow Rock (-85.6°N, -68.5°W) is a prominent rock, 1,695 m, which is the northernmost exposed rock along the face of Pecora Escarpment, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William F. Lulow, cook at Plateau Station, winter 1966.

Lumiere Peak
Lumiere Peak (-65.3°N, -64.05°W) is a peak, 1,065 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Cape Tuxen on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Louis Lumiere, leader in photographic research and development in France at that time.

Lumus Rock
Lumus Rock (-65.21667°N, -65.3°W) is a rock located 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-northwest of Sooty Rock, marking the southwest extremity of Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, and named "Lumus Reef" after one of the BGLE cats, the only one to survive the Antarctic winter. The BGLE naming has been accepted because of long use. A change in generic term, from reef to rock, was made on recommendation by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971.

Luna-Devyat' Mountain
Luna-Devyat' Mountain (-71.66667°N, 11.83333°W) is a mountain, 1,880 m, forming the east end of the Eidshaugane Peaks in the Humboldt Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named Gora Luna-Devyat' (Luna Nine Mountain) in commemoration of the achievements of Soviet scientists in the study of space.

Lunar Crag
Lunar Crag (-71.13333°N, -68.7°W) is an one of the rock summits in the Planet Heights, rising to about 1,200 m at the head of Pluto Glacier in east Alexander Island. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), 1977, in association with names of planets and satellites in this area.

Luncke Range
Luncke Range (-72.03333°N, 24.7°W) is a range of peaks rising to 3,020 m, extending in a north-south direction for 10 nautical miles (18 km) between Jennings Glacier and Gjel Glacier in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named for Bernhard Luncke, Norwegian cartographer who plotted the maps in H.E. Hansen's Atlas of Parts of the Antarctic Coastal Lands, 1946, and a revision covering the Sor Rondane Mountains, 1957.

Luncke Ridge
Luncke Ridge (-68.48333°N, 78.41667°W) is a fairly prominent ridge on the northern side of the eastern extremity of Langnes Fjord in the Vestfold Hills. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lar Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. It was seen in 1957 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party and named for Bernhard Luncke, Norwegian cartographer who plotted the Vestfold Hills area for the Hansen Atlas.

Lunde Glacier
Lunde Glacier (-71.88333°N, 6.25°W) is a glacier about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing northwest between Hahellerskarvet and Jokulkyrkja Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named for T. Lunde, glaciologist with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-58).

Mount Lunde
Mount Lunde (-66.96667°N, 50.46667°W) is a mountain ridge close south of Mount Gleadell, in the west part of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land. Sighted by the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) Amundsen Bay party, under P.W. Crohn in October 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for J. Lunde, senior diesel mechanic at Wilkes Station in 1960.

Lundstrom Knoll
Lundstrom Knoll (-80.51667°N, -20.41667°W) is a rock knoll rising to about 1,400 m to the northeast of Chevreul Cliffs in Pioneers Escarpment, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with the names of pioneers of polar life and travel grouped in this area, after Johan E. Lundstrom (1815-88), Swedish inventor of the first true "strike-on-box safety match" in 1855.

Lunik Point
Lunik Point (-70.53333°N, 163.1°W) is an ice-covered coastal point, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Dergach on the west side of Ob' Bay. Photographed and plotted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named after the first Soviet moon module (called "Lunik").

Mount Lupa
Mount Lupa (-68.43333°N, -66.71667°W) is a flat-topped, ice-covered mountain over 1,625 m, standing between Romulus Glacier and Martin Glacier close east-southeast of Black Thumb and 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of the head of Rymill Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the BGE under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who applied the name. This mountain lies near the heads of Romulus and Remus Glaciers, and the name derives from the mythological story of the she-wolf which fed these twins after they had been thrown into the Tiber.

Lurabee Glacier
Lurabee Glacier (-69.25°N, -63.61667°W) is a glacier 27 nautical miles (50 km) long, flowing northeast between Scripps Heights and Finley Heights to the east coast of Palmer Land. This glacier was discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins on December 20, 1928 on his pioneer Antarctic flight. He named it Lurabee Channel for Lurabee Shreck of San Francisco, in recognition of her aid in procuring equipment for this and an earlier Arctic flight, and for her editorial assistance on his book Flying the Arctic. The term channel has been amended to glacier, in keeping with the true nature of the feature.

Lurker Rock
Lurker Rock (-68.05°N, -68.73333°W) is a rock 3 m high, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Dismal Island, Faure Islands, in Marguerite Bay. Charted by the Hydrographic Survey Unit from RRS John Biscoe in 1966. The name, applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971, is descriptive of the feature, which is covered by ice and can easily be mistaken for a piece of floating ice, especially at high water.

Lussich Cove
Lussich Cove (-62.1°N, -58.35°W) is a cove at the southeast side of Martel Inlet in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, and named by him for Antonio Lussich of Montevideo, who was of assistance to the expedition.

Luther Peak
Luther Peak (-72.36667°N, 169.83333°W) is a peak, 820 m, standing 11 nautical miles (20 km) southeast of Mount Peacock in the Admiralty Mountains and overlooking Edisto lnlet in northern Victoria Land. Charted from radarscope photographs taken in March 1956 by members of U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze I aboard the USS U.S. Navy, captain of the Edisto.

Lutz Hill
Lutz Hill (-77.53333°N, 169.03333°W) is a hill rising to c.1000 m 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of The Tooth in Kyle Hills, Ross Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Larry F. Lutz, electrical engineer, Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, a specialist in the development of scientific research instrumentation for ground based, balloon, and rocket sounding programs for United States Antarctic Program (USAP); 17 summer seasons at McMurdo, South Pole, and Siple Stations, 1980-2000.

Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay (-69.16667°N, 37.5°W) is a large bay, about 120 nautical miles (220 km) wide, indenting the coast of Queen Maud Land between Riiser-Larsen Peninsula and the coastal angle immediately east of the Flatvaer Islands. Discovered by Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen in two airplane flights from his expedition vessel, the Norvegia, on February 21 and 23, 1931. The name, honoring Commander Finn Lutzow-Holm of the Norwegian Naval Air Service, a pilot for Captain Riiser-Larsen on the Aagaard in 1935.

Luz Range
Luz Range (-72.05°N, 4.81667°W) is a mountain range 14 nautical miles (26 km) long, including Petrellfjellet, Snobjorga Bluff and associated features, lying next east of Gablenz Range in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938-39, and named after the commercial director of the German Lufthansa Corporation.

Lyall Islands
Lyall Islands (-70.68333°N, 167.33333°W) is a group of four islands, Unger, Surgeon, Novosad and Hughes, lying just outside the entrance to Yule Bay, Victoria Land. Discovered by Captain James C. Ross, 1841, who named the group for David Lyall, Asst. Surgeon on the Terror. In keeping with this, Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) has named some of the individual islands and nearby features for surgeons who have worked in Antarctica. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lyddan Island
Lyddan Island (-74.41667°N, -20.75°W) is an ice-covered island at the southwest extremity of Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf, about 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Princess Martha Coast. The island is about 45 nautical miles (80 km) long and has three narrow arms in the form of a trefoil. It was discovered and plotted by W.R. MacDonald on November 5, 1967, in the course of a U.S. Navy Squadron VXE-6 reconnaissance flight over the coast in LC-130 aircraft. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert H. Lyddan, Chief Topographic Engineer of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), who has been active in the planning and supervision of Antarctic mapping operations since the 1950s. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier (-54.28333°N, -36.61667°W) is a glacier flowing in a north direction to Harpon Bay at the southeast head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia. Mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold, who named it for Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), eminent British geologist.

Lyell Lake
Lyell Lake (-54.31667°N, -36.58333°W) is a lake on the east side of Lyell Glacier, South Georgia. The moraine-dammed lake has a series of terraces above the current shoreline, marking former lake levels. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1991 in association with the glacier.

Lyftingen Peak
Lyftingen Peak (-72.28333°N, -3.25°W) is a peak just southeast of Kjolrabbane Hills, near the southwest end of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Lyftingen.

Lykke Peak
Lykke Peak (-54.45°N, 3.38333°W) is a snow-covered summit (765 m) that surmounts the southwest part of Bouvetoya. It stands 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Norvegia Point. First roughly charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Karl Chun. Recharted and named in December 1927 by the Norvegia expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt.

Mount Lymburner
Mount Lymburner (-77.43333°N, -86.5°W) is a mountain, 1,940 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-northwest of Mount Weems near the north end of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains. Discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for J.H. Lymburner, asst. pilot on Ellsworth's expedition.

Lynch Island
Lynch Island (-60.65°N, -45.6°W) is an island lying in the east part of Marshall Bay, close off the south coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Roughly charted in 1912-13 by Petter Sorlle, a Norwegian whaling captain, and surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel. Resurveyed in 1948-49 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Thomas B. Lynch, an American sealer who visited the South Orkney Islands in the schooner Express in 1880. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Lynch Point
Lynch Point (-75.08333°N, -137.73333°W) is a rocky point at the seaward end of the peninsula between Frostman Glacier and Hull Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Photographed from United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) aircraft on December 18, 1940. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ens. William R. Lynch II, U.S. Navy Reserve, Damage Control Officer aboard USS Glacier in exploring these coastal waters, 1961 -62.

Mount Lynch
Mount Lynch (-78.16667°N, 162.06667°W) is an one of the high peaks (3,340 m) in Rampart Ridge, rising between Shupe Peak and Bishop Peak in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after John Lynch, National Science Foundation (NSF) representative at the South Pole for a portion of the austral summer season since 1986; at the time of naming, Program Manager for Polar Aeronomy and Astrophysics, Office of Polar Programs, NSF.

Lynsky Cove
Lynsky Cove (-66.31667°N, 110.45°W) is a cove in the north side of Pidgeon Island in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Chief Builder James E. Lynsky, U.S. Navy, a member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958.

Lynx Rocks
Lynx Rocks (-62.53333°N, -60.53333°W) is a group of rocks lying in Hero Bay to the west of Siddons Point, Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 after the Australian sealer Lynx (Captain Richard Siddons) from Sydney, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21 and 1821-22.

Lyon Nunataks
Lyon Nunataks (-74.83333°N, -73.83333°W) is a group of nunataks including Grossenbacher Nunatak, Holtet Nunatak, Christoph Nunatak and Isakson Nunatak, lying west of Grossman Nunataks and 30 nautical miles (60 km) northwest of the Behrendt Mountains, in Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Owen R. Lyon, hospital corpsman, U.S. Navy, chief petty officer in charge of Eights Station in 1965.

Lyon Peak
Lyon Peak (-63.78333°N, -60.8°W) is a peak rising to e. 1,000 m south of Milburn Bay on the west side of Trinity Island, Palmer Archipelago. Photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), 1956, and mapped from these photos. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 after Percy C. Lyon (1862-1952), of the British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, who was chairman of the interdepartmental committee on research and development of the Antarctic area, 1917-20.

Lyons Cone
Lyons Cone (-77.63333°N, 162.5°W) is a cone shaped peak 2.4 nautical miles (4.4 km) north-northeast of the Matterhorn, rising to 1,850 m on the ridge separating the heads of Lacroix, Newall, and Suess Glaciers in Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after William Berry Lyons, American geochemist, veteran of expeditions to the Himalayas, Greenland, Iceland, and Antarctica, 1980-97; chief scientist, McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) field team, 1993-97. As a member of a University of New Hampshire field party, 1988-89, Lyons participated in glaciochemical investigations that collected two ice cores, 150 and 175 m deep, from upper Newall Glacier, in proximity of this peak.

Lyons Creek
Lyons Creek (-77.73333°N, 162.26667°W) is a meltwater stream, 1,500 m long, flowing northeast along the south side of Taylor Glacier into the west end of Lake Bonney in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1996 after William Berry Lyons, geologist, University of Alabama, who has studied the geochemistry and paleolimnology of the streams and lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys from 1985.

Mount Lysaght
Mount Lysaght (-82.81667°N, 161.31667°W) is a peak, 3,755 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Mount Markham in the northern part of the Queen Elizabeth Range. Discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09.

Lystad Bay
Lystad Bay (-67.83333°N, -67.28333°W) is a bay 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) wide which indents the west side of Horseshoe Island, in the northeast part of Marguerite Bay. First surveyed in 1936-37 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. The bay was visited by the United States Maritime Service (USMS) North Star and USS Bear of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. The name was proposed by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Isak Lystad of the North Star.

Lyttelton Peak
Lyttelton Peak (-82.3°N, 158.93333°W) is the highest peak, 2,335 m, of the Cobham Range. Mapped by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and given the family name of the former Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Cobham.

Lyttelton Range
Lyttelton Range (-71.55°N, 167.75°W) is a narrow northwest-trending range located south of Dunedin Range in the Admiralty Mountains. The range is 16 nautical miles (30 km) long and forms the west wall of the upper part of the Dennistoun Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, where over the years, many expedition ships refueled and replenished supplies en route to Antarctica; also in recognition of the friendship and cooperation of its citizens with American participation in the U.S. Antarctic Research Program.

Lyttelton Ridge
Lyttelton Ridge (-66.36667°N, -63.11667°W) is a dark, jagged ridge, 425 m, extending 4 nautical miles (7 km) in a NW-SE direction along the west side of Churchill Peninsula, on the east coast of Graham Land. Charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who named it for Rt. Hon. Oliver Lyttelton, M.P., then British Minister of Production and member of the War Cabinet. Photographed from the air during 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne.

Cape Lyttelton
Cape Lyttelton (-82.35°N, 164.65°W) is a cape forming the southern entrance point of Shackleton Inlet, along the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) and named after Lyttelton, New Zealand. The Discovery started on the last lap of its journey south from Lyttelton, where very generous assistance was given the expedition.

Mount Lyttleton
Mount Lyttleton (-66.4°N, -65.36667°W) is a conspicuous, almost entirely snow-covered mountain near the head of Cardell Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land. Photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Ronne, 1947-48. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Westcote R. Lyttleton (1877-1956), New Zealand Works Dir. of Triplex Safety Glass Co. Ltd., London, who first introduced laminated safety glass for use in goggles in about 1912.