Mount Garan

Mount Garan

Mount Garan (67°32′S 98°56′E / 67.533°S 98.933°E / -67.533; 98.933) is a mountain marked by a cluster of small peaks, rising 9 nautical miles (17 km) southwest of Mount Strathcona near the head of Denman Glacier. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for E.M. Garan, aerial photographer on Operation Highjump flights over this and other coastal areas.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Garan" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).