La Gorce Mountains

Not to be confused with Gorce Mountains.

The La Gorce Mountains (86°45′S 146°0′W / 86.750°S 146.000°W / -86.750; -146.000Coordinates: 86°45′S 146°0′W / 86.750°S 146.000°W / -86.750; -146.000) are a group of mountains, spanning 20 nautical miles (37 km), standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "La Gorce Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-23.

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