Mount Titus
| Mount Titus | ||
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| height | 2840 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Admiralty Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 169 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Titus is a 2840 m high mountain in East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Admiralty Mountains, it towers over the peaks between the Staircase and Kelly glaciers .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1962. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1964 after the American meteorologist Robert W. Titus, scientific director of the Hallett Station in 1961.
Web links
- Mount Titus in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Titus on geographic.org (English)