Mount McCauley

Mount McCauley (73°12′S 63°15′E / 73.200°S 63.250°E / -73.200; 63.250Coordinates: 73°12′S 63°15′E / 73.200°S 63.250°E / -73.200; 63.250) is a prominent mountain between Mount Scherger and Mount Dummett on the north side of Fisher Glacier, in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) aircraft in 1956 and visited by an ANARE party in 1960. It was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Air Marshal Sir John McCauley, Chief of the Australian Air Staff, 1954–57.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount McCauley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-04.

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