Mount Cartwright

Mount Cartwright (

84°21′S 175°8′E / 84.350°S 175.133°ECoordinates:

84°21′S 175°8′E / 84.350°S 175.133°E) is a sharp peak, 3,325 metres (10,900 ft) high, surmounting a north–south trending ridge 7 nautical miles (13 km) north-northwest of Mount Waterman in the Hughes Range. It was discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service on Flight C of February 29 – March 1, 1940, and surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957–58. It was named by Crary for , first of the U.S. exchange International Geophysical Year scientists, who wintered at the Soviet Mirny Station, 1957.^[1]

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^ "Cartwright, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-27.

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[gnis-1] "Cartwright, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-27.

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