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Mount Wyss (82°47′S 162°42′E / 82.783°S 162.7°E) is a peak, 1,930 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Rotoiti in the Frigate Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Orville Wyss, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1962-63.
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