Mount Kuipers

Mount Kuipers (

77°55′S 161°24′E / 77.917°S 161.400°E / -77.917; 161.400Coordinates: 77°55′S 161°24′E / 77.917°S 161.400°E / -77.917; 161.400) is an ice-free mountain, 1,940 metres (6,360 ft) high, between Mount Benninghoff and Knobhead in the Quartermain Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1992 after , formerly of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). From 1968–80 he was associated with committees within the U.S. Government responsible for coordinating Antarctic policy; he initiated and collaborated in the authorship of the atlas of Polar Regions, CIA, 1978.^[1]

See also[]

• Gusty Gully

References[]

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