Mount Frazier

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Mount Frazier (

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77°52′S 154°58′W / 77.867°S 154.967°W / -77.867; -154.967Coordinates: 77°52′S 154°58′W / 77.867°S 154.967°W / -77.867; -154.967) is the northernmost peak of the Rockefeller Mountains, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) north of Mount Jackling on Edward VII Peninsula in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered on January 27, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. It was named for , medical officer at the West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41), and observer with the Rockefeller Mountains Geological Party, which visited this area in December 1940.[1]

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  1. ^ "Frazier, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-06.

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