| Mount Lowry | |
|---|---|
  Mount Lowry | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,020 m (3,350 ft) |
| Coordinates | 84°33′S 64°9′W / 84.550°S 64.150°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |  Pensacola Mountains |
| Parent range | Patuxent Range |
Mount Lowry is a mountain, 1,020 metres (3,350 ft) high, standing 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) northwest of the Wrigley Bluffs in the Anderson Hills, in the northern part of the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James K. Lowry, a biologist at Palmer Station in the winter of 1967.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mount Lowry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
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