Mount Von Braun

Mount Von Braun

Mount Von Braun (71°59′S 169°34′E / 71.983°S 169.567°E / -71.983; 169.567) is a mountain (3,275 m) located 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of Mount Sabine in the Admiralty Mountains. 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 Wernher von Braun of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a visitor at McMurdo Station, 1966-67.

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