Mount Dewe

This article is about the mountain in Palmer Land, Antarctica. For the mountain in Graham Land, Antarctica, see Mount Dewey. For the PepsiCo's soft drink with the similar name, see Mountain Dew.

Mount Dewe (75°58′S 68°39′W / 75.967°S 68.650°W / -75.967; -68.650Coordinates: 75°58′S 68°39′W / 75.967°S 68.650°W / -75.967; -68.650) is a mountain in the southeast part of the Hauberg Mountains in Palmer Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Michael B. Dewe, a glaciologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965–66.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dewe, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-19.

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