Mount Huffman (75°19′S 72°16′W / 75.317°S 72.267°W / -75.317; -72.267) is a prominent mountain 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Mount Abrams, in the Behrendt Mountains of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961 to 1967, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Jerry W. Huffman, a scientific leader at Eights Station in 1963.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Huffman, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

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