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Mount Griffin (71°11′S 166°16′E / 71.183°S 166.267°E) is a mountain (1,760 m) which stands 13 nautical miles (24 km) east-southeast of Mount Bolt and marks the south limit of the Anare Mountains in Victoria Land. 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 Chief Warrant Officer Joe R. Griffin, USA, helicopter pilot in support of the USGS Topo East and Topo West expeditions, 1962–63, which included a survey of this mountain.
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