Herbert Mountains

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The Herbert Mountains (

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80°20′S 25°30′W / 80.333°S 25.500°W / -80.333; -25.500Coordinates: 80°20′S 25°30′W / 80.333°S 25.500°W / -80.333; -25.500) are a conspicuous group of rock summits on the east side of Gordon Glacier in the Shackleton Range of Antarctica. They were first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (and named for Sir Edwin S. Herbert, Chairman of the Finance Committee and a Member of the Committee of Management of the expedition, 1955–58.[1]

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Geographical features include:

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  1. ^ "Herbert Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

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