Bond Peaks
The Bond Peaks (72°11′S 25°34′E / 72.183°S 25.567°ECoordinates: 72°11′S 25°34′E / 72.183°S 25.567°E) are a group of peaks, 3,180 metres (10,430 ft) high, at the southwest side of Mount Bergersen in the Sør Rondane Mountains. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Captain Charles A. Bond, U.S. Navy, commander of the western task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, Task Force 68, which made photographic flights over this and other coastal areas between 14°E and 164°E.
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