Evans Butte

Evans Butte (

85°55′S 145°16′W / 85.917°S 145.267°W / -85.917; -145.267Coordinates: 85°55′S 145°16′W / 85.917°S 145.267°W / -85.917; -145.267) is a prominent snow-topped butte, 2,570 metres (8,430 ft) high, standing at the head of Albanus Glacier and marking the southeast limit of the Tapley Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant , U.S. Navy medical officer of the Byrd Station winter party, 1962.^[1]

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