Mount Stephens (Antarctica)

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Mount Stephens
Mount Stephens is located in Antarctica
Mount Stephens
Mount Stephens
Highest point
Elevation2,065 m (6,775 ft)
Coordinates83°23′S 51°27′W / 83.383°S 51.450°W / -83.383; -51.450Coordinates: 83°23′S 51°27′W / 83.383°S 51.450°W / -83.383; -51.450
Geography
LocationAntarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent rangeForrestal Range

Mount Stephens is a prominent mountain in Antarctica, 2,065 m, surmounting the west extremity of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander of the U.S. Navy, who was a leader of the unit from which constructed Ellsworth Station in January and February 1957.

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