Mount McNaughton

Mount McNaughton

Mount McNaughton (85°58′S 128°12′W / 85.967°S 128.2°W / -85.967; -128.2) is a large mountain rising over 3,000 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Haworth Mesa in western Wisconsin Range. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John T. McNaughton, Asst. Sec. of Defense for lnternational Security Affairs, a member of the Antarctic Policy Group from 1965 until his death in 1967.

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