Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Mount Gould (RUS) | 85° 45' 00.0" S | 148° 30' 00.0" W | Mountain |
| Name ID: 118255 Place ID: 5544 | |||
| Mount Gould (USA) | 85° 48' 00.0" S | 148° 40' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 125840
Place ID: 5544
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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