Mount Brabec
Mount Brabec is a mountain, 2,460 metres (8,070 ft) high, surmounting the east wall of Aviator Glacier 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Mount Monteagle, in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander Richard C. Brabec, U.S. Navy, a Hercules aircraft commander on U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1966.[1]
Mount Brabec | |
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Mount Brabec Location of Mount Brabec in Antarctica | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,460 m (8,070 ft) |
Coordinates | 73°34′S 165°24′E |
Geography | |
Location | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Parent range | Mountaineer Range |
References
- "Brabec, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
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