Mount Cope (Antarctica)

Mount Cope (84°1′S 174°33′E / 84.017°S 174.550°E / -84.017; 174.550Coordinates: 84°1′S 174°33′E / 84.017°S 174.550°E / -84.017; 174.550) is a bluff-type mountain on the east side of Separation Range, Queen Maud Mountains. It overlooks the west side of Canyon Glacier 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Nadeau Bluff. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1958–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Ronald P. Cope, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of the nuclear power plant at McMurdo Station, 1963.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Cope, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-24.

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