Mount Rees (Victoria Land)

Mount Rees (78°29′S 162°29′E / 78.483°S 162.483°E / -78.483; 162.483Coordinates: 78°29′S 162°29′E / 78.483°S 162.483°E / -78.483; 162.483) is a mountain (2,314 metres (7,592 ft)) which rises above the cliffs at the west side of Koettlitz Névé, 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) SSW of Mount Talmadge, Victoria Land. It is named after Margaret N. Rees, geologist, University of Nevada, who conducted field studies in the Transantarctic Mountains, including the Skelton Glacier area of the Hillary Coast, through several seasons, 1984-96.

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