Mount McNaughton
| Mount McNaughton | ||
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| height | 3000 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Wisconsin Range , Horlick Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 85 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 128 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount McNaughton is a 3000 m high and expansive mountain in the west Antarctic Marie-Byrd-Land . In the western Wisconsin Range of the Horlick Mountains, it rises 3 km south of Haworth Mesa .
The United States Geological Survey mapped the mountain on the basis of its own measurements and using aerial photographs by the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after the US diplomat John T. McNaughton (1921-1967) , Undersecretary of State for International Security Affairs, United States Department of Defense .
Web links
- Mount McNaughton in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount McNaughton on geographic.org (English)