Mount Emerson

Mount Emerson (71°35′S 168°44′E) is a mountain 2,190 metres (7,200 ft) high, 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-southeast of Brewer Peak in the southern part of the DuBridge Range in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for George L. Emerson, a U.S. Navy Steelworker at McMurdo Station, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, 1967.[1]

Not to be confused with Mount Emison.
Mount Emerson
Highest point
Elevation2,190 m (7,190 ft)
Coordinates71°35′S 168°44′E
Geography
LocationPennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeAdmiralty Mountains

References
  1. "Emerson, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

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