Name details

Mount Gould

Gould, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Gould  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 125840

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

A prominent mountain, 2,385 m, surmounting the central part of the Tapley Mountains, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by the ByrdAE geological party under Laurence Gould. Named by Byrd for president Laurence M. Gould of Carleton College, polar explorer who served as geologist and second in command of the ByrdAE, 1928-30. From 1955-1970, Gould was a leader in the planning of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program, and has served as chairman of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Polar Research, and chairman of the international Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.

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Location

Latitude:
85° 48' 00.0" S
-85.80000°
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Longitude:
148° 40' 00.0" W
-148.66667°
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Altitude:
2385 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

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