Mount Greene

Mount Greene (72°6′S 168°14′E / 72.100°S 168.233°E / -72.100; 168.233Coordinates: 72°6′S 168°14′E / 72.100°S 168.233°E / -72.100; 168.233) is a mountain, 2,220 metres (7,280 ft) high, at the south side of the mouth of Freimanis Glacier at the point the latter joins Tucker Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for First Lieutenant John H. Greene, U.S. Army, commander of the helicopter detachment that supported the USGS Topo North–South survey of the area, 1961–62.[1]

References

  1. "Greene, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

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