Mount Hummel

Not to be confused with Mount Humble.

Mount Hummel (74°28′S 131°19′W / 74.467°S 131.317°W / -74.467; -131.317Coordinates: 74°28′S 131°19′W / 74.467°S 131.317°W / -74.467; -131.317) is a snow-capped summit that rises above the east-central portion of Grant Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and first charted from the USS Glacier (AGB-4) on February 4, 1962, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant William T. Hummel, U.S. Navy, a helicopter pilot aboard the Glacier at the time of discovery.[1]

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


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