Mount Abbs

Mount Abbs (70°35′S 66°38′E / 70.583°S 66.633°E / -70.583; 66.633Coordinates: 70°35′S 66°38′E / 70.583°S 66.633°E / -70.583; 66.633) is, at 7,005 feet (2,135 m), the most prominent peak in the central part of Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains, situated just west of Thomson Massif. Discovered by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher in December 1956. Named by ANCA after Gordon Abbs, radio operator at Mawson Station in 1956.

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