Mount Canham

Mount Canham (70°29′S 64°35′E / 70.483°S 64.583°E / -70.483; 64.583Coordinates: 70°29′S 64°35′E / 70.483°S 64.583°E / -70.483; 64.583) is a mountain at the north end of the Bennett Escarpment, about 2 nautical miles (4 km) south of Corry Massif, in the Porthos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains. The feature was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos of 1965, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for J.R. Canham, officer in charge at Wilkes Station in 1967.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Canham, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-23.

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