Mount Goodman

Mount Goodman (75°14′S 72°14′W / 75.233°S 72.233°W / -75.233; -72.233Coordinates: 75°14′S 72°14′W / 75.233°S 72.233°W / -75.233; -72.233) is a mountain marking the northeastern extremity of the Behrendt Mountains, in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961–67, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Alan L. Goodman, an aurora scientist at Eights Station in 1963.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Goodman, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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