Mount Talmadge

Mount Talmadge (78°25′S 162°34′E / 78.417°S 162.567°E / -78.417; 162.567Coordinates: 78°25′S 162°34′E / 78.417°S 162.567°E / -78.417; 162.567) is a mountain (2,395 m) which rises above the steep cliffs at the west side of Koettlitz Neve, 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Fisher Bastion, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after John B. Talmadge, Head of Polar Coordination and Information Section (1984–95), Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF).

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