Twiss, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Mount Twiss (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Mountain (2a)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Peak (2,000 m) at the N end of Watlack Hills in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1961-66. Named by US-ACAN after John R. Twiss, Jr., who served on support staff at McMurdo Station, 1961-63; USARP Representative at McMurdo Station, 1964-65 season; USARP Representative on USNS Eltanin Cruise 34, 1968; staff, NSF International Decade of Ocean Exploration, 1970-74; Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission, from 1974.
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