Mount Bowser

Mount Bowser (86°3′S 155°36′W / 86.050°S 155.600°W / -86.050; -155.600Coordinates: 86°3′S 155°36′W / 86.050°S 155.600°W / -86.050; -155.600) is a prominent peak, 3,655 metres (11,990 ft) high, standing 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. Retrieved 2011-08-10.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Bowser, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.