Mount Leland

Mount Leland (77°16′S 161°18′E) is a rock peak 1 nautical mile (2 km) west of Victoria Upper Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Bainbridge B. Leland, Commanding Officer of USCGC Burton Island (WAGB-283) during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969.[1]

References
  1. "Mount Leland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-10.

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