Mount Berger
| Mount Berger | ||
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| height | 1500 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Merrick Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 3 '40 " S , 71 ° 57' 13" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Berger is a 1500 m high mountain in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises about 3 km northeast of Mount Becker in the Merrick Mountains .
It was mapped by surveys of the United States Geological Survey and with the help of aerial photographs of the United States Navy between 1961 and 1967. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1966 after Lieutenant Commander Raymond Eugene Berger (* 1923), pilot in the US Navy, the the University of Wisconsin crews had flown to explore the area in 1965 and 1966, as well as supply flights for these crews.
Web links
- Mount Berger in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Berger on geographic.org (English)