Mount VX-6

Mount VX-6 (72°38′S 162°12′E / 72.633°S 162.200°E / -72.633; 162.200) is a distinctive, sharp mountain, 2,185 metres (7,169 ft), standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Minaret Nunatak in the Monument Nunataks in Victoria Land, East Antarctica.

Discovery and naming

Mount VX-6

Map depicting the location of Mount VX-6 in Victoria Land, East Antarctica

Surveyed by the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Victoria Land Traverse Party, 1959–60. They named it for U.S. Navy Air Development Squadron Six (VX-6) which supported the traverse party in the field. On January 1, 1969, the squadron was redesignated Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6) but its mission remained the same.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount VX-6" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).