Mount Gaston de Gerlache

Mount Gaston de Gerlache
Mount Gaston de Gerlache Queen Fabiola Mountains, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Coordinates	71°44′S 35°49′E / 71.733°S 35.817°E / -71.733; 35.817Coordinates: 71°44′S 35°49′E / 71.733°S 35.817°E / -71.733; 35.817
Geography
Location	Queen Fabiola Mountains, Antarctica

Mount Gaston de Gerlache is the southernmost massif, 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) high, in the Queen Fabiola Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered on 7 October 1960 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1960, under , and was named by Derom for Gaston de Gerlache, son of Adrien de Gerlache (leader of the first Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99). Gaston led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, which landed on Princess Ragnhild Coast and built the to carry out the scientific program of the International Geophysical Year.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Gaston de Gerlache, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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