Mount Dragovan

Mount Dragovan (77°22′53″S 160°42′27″E / 77.38139°S 160.70750°E / -77.38139; 160.70750Coordinates: 77°22′53″S 160°42′27″E / 77.38139°S 160.70750°E / -77.38139; 160.70750) is the highest summit in the Apocalypse Peaks of Victoria Land, rising to 2,360 metres (7,740 ft)) west of Wreath Valley in the western part of the group. Named in 2005 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after astronomer Mark W. Dragovan, who (1986) collaborated with Yerkes engineer Robert J. Pernic to build a telescope to observe the early formation of structure in the universe; nine field seasons at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica, 1988-2000.

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