Mount Bowser

Mount Bowser (86°3′S 155°36′W) is a prominent peak in Antarctica, 3,655 metres (11,990 ft) high, located 2 nautical miles (4 km) south of Mount Astor at the north end of Fram Mesa, in the Queen Maud Mountains. 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 Carl J. Bowser, a geologist at McMurdo Station, 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons.[1]

References
  1. "Bowser, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-08-10.

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