Mount Gunn

Mount Gunn (76°52′S 160°42′E / 76.867°S 160.700°E / -76.867; 160.700Coordinates: 76°52′S 160°42′E / 76.867°S 160.700°E / -76.867; 160.700) is a very large mountain, 2,465 metres (8,090 ft) high, standing in the Convoy Range about 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of Mount Gran in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was photographed in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) and named by them for Bernard M. Gunn, a member of the party.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Gunn, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-11.

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