Mount Nagata

Mount Nagata

Mount Nagata (71°21′S 162°47′E / 71.35°S 162.783°E / -71.35; 162.783) is a mostly snow-covered mountain rising to 2,140 m, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Mount Gow in the Bowers Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1984 after Takesi Nagata (1913–91), pioneer in the study of paleomagnetism; Director, National Institute of Polar Research (Japan).

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