Mount Murch

Mount Murch
Mount Murch

Antarctica Pensacola Mountains

Highest point
Elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Coordinates 84°38′S 65°25′W / 84.633°S 65.417°W / -84.633; -65.417Coordinates: 84°38′S 65°25′W / 84.633°S 65.417°W / -84.633; -65.417
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Patuxent Range

Mount Murch is a small mountain in Antarctica, 1,100 m, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Mount Suydam in Anderson Hills in central Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956-66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Paul L. Murch, a cook at Palmer Station during the winter of 1966.

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


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