Mount Brazil
Mount Brazil | |
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Mount Brazil | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,610 m (8,560 ft) |
Coordinates | 72°3′S 167°59′E / 72.050°S 167.983°ECoordinates: 72°3′S 167°59′E / 72.050°S 167.983°E |
Geography | |
Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Parent range | in the Admiralty Mountains |
Mount Brazil is a mountain, 2,090 metres (6,860 ft) high, at the south end of the in the Admiralty Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Chief Warrant Officer , USA, helicopter pilot supporting the USGS Topo North–South party that surveyed the area, 1961–62.
References[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Brazil, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Mountains of Victoria Land
- Borchgrevink Coast
- Borchgrevink Coast geography stubs