Mount Woods

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Mount Woods
Highest point
Elevation1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Coordinates84°40′S 64°30′W / 84.667°S 64.500°W / -84.667; -64.500Coordinates: 84°40′S 64°30′W / 84.667°S 64.500°W / -84.667; -64.500
Geography
LocationAntarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent rangePatuxent Range

Mount Woods is a bare, ridge-like mountain in Antarctica, 1,170 m, standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) northeast of O' in Anderson Hills in central Patuxent 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 , a hospital corpsman at Palmer Station during the winter of 1967.

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