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Mount Twiss (79°23′S 85°36′W / 79.383°S 85.6°W) is a peak (2,000 m) at the north end of Watlack Hills in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after John R. Twiss, Jr., who served on support staff at McMurdo Station, 1961–63; United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Representative at McMurdo Station, 1964-65 season; USARP Representative on USNS Eltanin Cruise 34, 1968; staff, National Science Foundation (NSF) International Decade of Ocean Exploration, 1970–74; Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission, from 1974.
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