Mount Loodts

Mount Loodts (72°32′S 31°11′E / 72.533°S 31.183°E / -72.533; 31.183Coordinates: 72°32′S 31°11′E / 72.533°S 31.183°E / -72.533; 31.183) is a mountain, 2,420 metres (7,940 ft) high, immediately east of Mount Lorette in the Belgica Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, under G. de Gerlache, who named it for Jacques Loodts, geodesist with the expedition.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Loodts" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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