Mount Waterman (Antarctica)

Mount Waterman (Antarctica)

Infobox Mountain
Name = Mount Waterman
Photo =
Elevation = convert|3880|m|ft|0
Location = Antarctica
Range = Hughes Range
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|84|27|S|175|25|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title
Topographic

Mount Waterman is a massive mountain in the Hughes Range of Antarctica, standing convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=on NE of Mount Wexler. The mountain was discovered and photographed by Rear Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of November 18, 1929, and surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957-58. Named by Crary for Alan Tower Waterman, Director of the National Science Foundation, which directly supported U.S. Antarctic programs during and after the IGY period, 1957-58.

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