Mount Arthur (Antarctica)

Mount Arthur (67°39′S 49°52′E / 67.650°S 49.867°E / -67.650; 49.867) is a mountain, 1,290 m, just west of Mount Douglas at the west end of the Scott Mountains, Enderby Land in Antarctica.[1] Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956.[1] Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for J. Arthur, electrical fitter at Mawson station in 1960.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Arthur" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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