Mount Crowder

Mount Crowder (72°3′S 166°23′E / 72.050°S 166.383°E / -72.050; 166.383Coordinates: 72°3′S 166°23′E / 72.050°S 166.383°E / -72.050; 166.383) is a prominent mountain, 2,485 metres (8,150 ft) high, located 6 nautical miles (11 km) northeast of Mount Tararua in the Monteath Hills of the Victory Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Dwight F. Crowder, a geologist at Hallett Station in the summer of 1964–65. [1]

References

  1. ↑ "Crowder, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-06.

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