Mount Mateer

Mount Mateer (66°59′S 51°8′E / 66.983°S 51.133°E / -66.983; 51.133Coordinates: 66°59′S 51°8′E / 66.983°S 51.133°E / -66.983; 51.133) is a mountain 1 nautical mile (2 km) east of Mount Degerfeldt, in the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956 and 1957 and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for N.C. Mateer, a member of the crew of the Discovery during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition of 1929–31.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Mateer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-28.

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