Mount Schevill

Mount Schevill (85°7′S 167°12′W / 85.117°S 167.200°W / -85.117; -167.200Coordinates: 85°7′S 167°12′W / 85.117°S 167.200°W / -85.117; -167.200) is a conspicuous mountain, 1,995 m, overlooking the head of Somero Glacier, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Mount Johnstone, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William E. Schevill, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1964-65.

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