Mount Cartwright

Mount Cartwright (84°21′S 175°8′E / 84.350°S 175.133°E / -84.350; 175.133Coordinates: 84°21′S 175°8′E / 84.350°S 175.133°E / -84.350; 175.133) is a sharp peak, 3,325 metres (10,900 ft) high, surmounting a north-south trending ridge 7 nautical miles (13 km) north-northwest of Mount Waterman in the Hughes Range. It was discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service on Flight C of February 29 – March 1, 1940, and surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957–58. It was named by Crary for Gordon Cartwright, first of the U.S. exchange International Geophysical Year scientists, who wintered at the Soviet Mirny Station, 1957.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Cartwright, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-27.

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