Mount Pittard

Mount Pittard (71°31′S 166°54′E) is a pointed mountain (2,410 m) standing 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of the north part of Homerun Range in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960–63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald A. Pittard, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Pittard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.