Arms of the British Antarctic Territory

Colbert Mountains

(Alexander Island)

British Antarctic Territory

Location: 70° 38' 41" S 70° 7' 9" W
rising to c. 1600m between Handel Ice Piedmont to E and Purcell Snowfield and Vivaldi Glacier to W, W Alexander Island, were probably sighted from a distance by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, in January 1910, as the name Sommet Martine was erroneously placed in this area; photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 27 November 1947; called US Navy Range; later named Colbert Range after Rear-Adm. Leo Otis Colbert, the United States Navy (1883-1968), Director, US Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1938-50.