Mount Lynch

Mount Lynch

Mount Lynch (78°10′S 162°4′E / 78.167°S 162.067°E / -78.167; 162.067) is an one of the high peaks (3,340 m) in Rampart Ridge, rising between Shupe Peak and Bishop Peak in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1994 after John Lynch, National Science Foundation (NSF) representative at the South Pole for a portion of the austral summer season since 1986; at the time of naming, Program Manager for Polar Aeronomy and Astrophysics, Office of Polar Programs, NSF.

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