Mount Terrazas

Mount Terrazas (74°52′S 63°51′W / 74.867°S 63.850°W / -74.867; -63.850Coordinates: 74°52′S 63°51′W / 74.867°S 63.850°W / -74.867; -63.850) is a prominent ridgelike mountain 10 nautical miles (18 km) west of Mount Austin in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Rudolph D. Terrazas, builder at South Pole Station in 1967.

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