Mount Carmer

Mount Carmer (86°6′S 131°11′W / 86.100°S 131.183°W / -86.100; -131.183Coordinates: 86°6′S 131°11′W / 86.100°S 131.183°W / -86.100; -131.183) is a mountain on the east side of Wotkyns Glacier, standing 2 nautical miles (4 km) west-northwest of Heathcock Peak in the Caloplaca Hills. 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 John L. Carmer, electronics technician at Byrd Station in 1962.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Carmer, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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