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]

References

  1. ↑ "Herr, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

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