Mount Chivers

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Mount Chivers (

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82°32′S 161°26′E / 82.533°S 161.433°E / -82.533; 161.433Coordinates: 82°32′S 161°26′E / 82.533°S 161.433°E / -82.533; 161.433) is a mountain, 1,755 metres (5,760 ft) high, standing between the mouths of Otago Glacier and Tranter Glacier in the northern part of the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , United States Antarctic Research Program upper atmosphere physicist at Byrd Station, South Pole Station and Hallett Station, 1962–63.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Chivers, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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