Mount Herr

Mount Herr (85°45′S 149°32′W / 85.750°S 149.533°W / -85.750; -149.533Coordinates: 85°45′S 149°32′W / 85.750°S 149.533°W / -85.750; -149.533) is a peak, 1,730 metres (5,680 ft) high, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Mount Gould in the Tapley Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant Arthur L. Herr, Jr., an aircraft commander with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1962–63 and 1963–64.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Herr, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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