Mount Hermanson

Mount Hermanson (84°23′S 173°32′E / 84.383°S 173.533°E / -84.383; 173.533Coordinates: 84°23′S 173°32′E / 84.383°S 173.533°E / -84.383; 173.533) is an ice-covered mountain in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, 3,140 metres (10,300 ft) high, standing at the head of Cunningham Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Gray Peak. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain J.M. Hermanson, U.S. Navy, an air operations officer at McMurdo Station, 1957–58, and Chief of Staff to the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer, 1959.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hermanson, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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