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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Mount Mumford (GBR) 71° 33' 00.0" S 65° 05' 00.0" W Mountain
Name ID: 110267 Place ID: 9961

one of the Gutenko Mountains (q.v.), central Palmer Land, rising to 1580m, was named after Lieut. Joel H. Mumford, USN (MC), Medical Officer, "Palmer Station", winter 1972 (APC, 1977, p.23; USGS sketch map Palmer Land (North Part), 1979).

Mount Mumford (USA) 71° 33' 00.0" S 65° 09' 00.0" W Mountain
Name ID: 129197 Place ID: 9961

The central summit in the line of low rock peaks 4 mi N of the W end of Rathbone Hills, in the Gutenko Mountains of central Palmer Land. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Joel H. Mumford, USN, Medical Officer at Palmer Station, 1972.

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