Mount Francis

Mount Francis (72°13′S 168°45′E / 72.217°S 168.75°E / -72.217; 168.75) is a massive, ridgelike mountain (2,610 m) that overlooks Tucker Glacier from the north, standing between Tyler and Staircase Glaciers in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Henry S. Francis, Jr., Director, International Cooperation and Information Program, Office of Antarctic Programs, National Science Foundation. Francis wintered-over at Little America V Station in 1958 and made visits to Antarctica in other seasons.

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