Mount Frosch

Mount Frosch is a mainly snow-covered mountain, 2,750 metres (9,020 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Riddolls at the head of Borchgrevink Glacier, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. [2]It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs in 1960–62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert A. Frosch, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development, 1971–72, and Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1978.[2][3]

Mount Frosch
Highest point
Elevation2,750 m (9,020 ft) [1]
Coordinates72°46′S 167°55′E 
Geography
LocationBorchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeVictory Mountains, Borchgrevink Glacier

References
  1. Mount Frosch Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. "Frosch, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  3.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Frosch, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)



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