Mount Faget

Mount Faget
Mount Faget Pennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	3,360 m (11,020 ft)
Coordinates	71°44′S 168°26′E / 71.733°S 168.433°E / -71.733; 168.433Coordinates: 71°44′S 168°26′E / 71.733°S 168.433°E / -71.733; 168.433
Geography
Location	Pennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent range	Admiralty Mountains

Mount Faget (71°44′S 168°26′E / 71.733°S 168.433°E / -71.733; 168.433) is a mountain, 3,360 metres (11,020 ft) high, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Mount Adam in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. This topographical feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Maxime A. Faget of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a visitor at McMurdo Station, Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, 1966–67.^[1] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.^[2] The mountain lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Faget, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).