Mount Brennan

Mount Brennan (84°15′S 175°54′E / 84.250°S 175.900°E / -84.250; 175.900Coordinates: 84°15′S 175°54′E / 84.250°S 175.900°E / -84.250; 175.900) is a dome-shaped mountain, 2,540 metres (8,330 ft) high, which is the northernmost prominent summit in the Hughes Range, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of Mount Cartwright. It was discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service on Flight C of February 29–March 1, 1940, and surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957–58. It was named by Crary for Matthew J. Brennan, scientific station leader at Ellsworth Station, 1958.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Brennan, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-02.

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