Mount Sletten

Mount Sletten (85°47′S 153°30′W) is a conspicuous rock peak surmounting Taylor Ridge on the west side of Scott Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Mount Pulitzer. Discovered and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert S. Sletten who made studies in satellite geodesy at McMurdo Station in 1965.

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