Mount Newman
| Mount Newman | ||
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| height | 1150 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Havre Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 10 '27 " S , 71 ° 27' 41" W | |
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Mount Newman is a 1150 m high mountain in the north of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It rises in the northeastern part of the Havre Mountains .
The British Antarctic Survey surveyed the mountain between 1975 and 1976. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1980 after the diesel generator mechanic John Newman (* 1946), who worked for the survey on Adelaide Island (1968-1969) and on Stonington Island (1969-1970 and 1972-1974) and successfully implemented snowmobiles instead of dog sled teams for the work of the survey.
Web links
- Mount Newman in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Newman on geographic.org (English)