Mount Mann
Mount Mann | |
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Mount Mann | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,680 m (5,510 ft) |
Coordinates | 83°12′S 49°20′W / 83.200°S 49.333°WCoordinates: 83°12′S 49°20′W / 83.200°S 49.333°W |
Geography | |
Location | Pensacola Mountains |
Parent range | Forrestal Range |
Mount Mann is a mountain, 1,680 metres (5,500 ft) high, standing on the southeast edge of Lexington Table, 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Mount Zirzow, in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Edward K. Mann of the United States Air Force, who was an assistant in the Research Division of the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica between 1966–68.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mount Mann". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
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