Mount Shear

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Mount Shear (78°20′S, 86°8′W) is a mountain over 4,000 m, standing 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Tyree in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party (1957-58) led by C.R. Bentley, and named for James A. Shear, scientific leader at Hallett Station during the IGY in 1957.

This article incorporates text from Mount Shear, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.