Mount Hussey
Mount Hussey (72°46′S 167°31′E / 72.767°S 167.517°ECoordinates: 72°46′S 167°31′E / 72.767°S 167.517°E) is a mountain 2,790 metres (9,150 ft) high, rising from the spur at the head of Gruendler Glacier, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Keith M. Hussey, a geologist at McMurdo Station, 1966–67.[1]
References
- ↑ "Hussey, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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