Mount Quilmes

Mount Quilmes (715 m) (63°14′S 55°37′W) is a mainly snow-covered mountain, standing northeast of Haddon Bay on Joinville Island. The name was given during the course of the Argentine Antarctic Expedition (1953–54) and commemorates the battle of the same name in which the Argentine squadron of Admiral Guillermo Brown was engaged.

See also

West Antarctica

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Quilmes". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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