Mount Matthias
Mount Matthias (71°13′S 164°41′E) is a mountain rising to 1,610 metres (5,280 ft) 2 nautical miles (4 km) east-northeast of Mount Dockery in the Everett Range of the Concord Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander Jack M. Matthias, U.S. Navy, a maintenance officer and aircraft commander with Squadron VX-6 in Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969.[1]
References
- "Mount Matthias". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
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