Mount Lepanto

Mount Lepanto (72°44′S 168°27′E / 72.733°S 168.450°E / -72.733; 168.450Coordinates: 72°44′S 168°27′E / 72.733°S 168.450°E / -72.733; 168.450) is a major peak, 2,910 metres (9,550 ft) high, situated 2 nautical miles (4 km) southeast of Mount Freeman in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957–58, after the Battle of Lepanto of 1571, and is one of a group of associated names in this area given by the NZGSAE.^[1]

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