Mount Huffman
| Mount Huffman | ||
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| height | 1300 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Behrendt Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 18 ′ 46 " S , 72 ° 15 ′ 31" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Huffman is a 1300 m high and striking mountain in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Behrendt Mountains it rises 6 km northeast of Mount Abrams .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1961 to 1967. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1966 after Jerry W. Huffman (1934-2014), scientific director of the United States Antarctic Research Program on the Eights Station in 1963.
Web links
- Mount Huffman in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Huffman on geographic.org (English)