Mount Chevreux

Mount Chevreux (65°46′S 64°0′W / 65.767°S 64.000°W / -65.767; -64.000Coordinates: 65°46′S 64°0′W / 65.767°S 64.000°W / -65.767; -64.000) is a mountain, 1,615 metres (5,300 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Leroux Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Edouard Chevreux, a French zoologist.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Chevreux, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-09.

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