Mount Cox

Mount Cox

Mount Cox (71°50′S 160°32′E / 71.833°S 160.533°E / -71.833; 160.533) is a mountain (1,960 m) in the north-central part of Emlen Peaks, 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Killer Nunatak. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Allen N. Cox, ADJ2, U.S. Navy, crew chief in R4D (Skytrain) aircraft during 1962-63 in support of the USGS Topo East-West survey. Cox returned to the Antarctic in the 1963-64 and 1964-65 seasons.

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