Mount Hawthorne

Mount Hawthorne

Mount Hawthorne (72°14′S 98°29′W / 72.233°S 98.483°W / -72.233; -98.483) is a prominent mountain in the Walker Mountains, rising directly south of the base of Noville Peninsula on Thurston Island. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from the Bear on February 27, 1940. Named by Byrd for Roger Hawthorne, field representative for the USAS, 1939-41.

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