Mount Nickerson

Mount Nickerson (83°27′S 168°48′E) is a broad mountain, 1,480 m, standing between Lennox-King and Beaver Glaciers, 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Yeates Bluff in Queen Alexandra Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander N.E. Nickerson, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of USS Edisto during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1965.

Not to be confused with Nickerson Mountain.

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