Mount Gerdel

Mount Gerdel (85°59′S 149°19′W / 85.983°S 149.317°W / -85.983; -149.317Coordinates: 85°59′S 149°19′W / 85.983°S 149.317°W / -85.983; -149.317) is a mountain, 2,520 metres (8,270 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (4 km) southeast of Mount Andrews at the south side of Albanus Glacier, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant David H. Gerdel, U.S. Navy, of the Byrd Station winter party, 1965.[1]

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


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