Mount Kaplan

Mount Kaplan
Mount Kaplan Antarctica
Elevation	4,230 m (13,878 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,783 m (5,850 ft) [1]
Listing	Ultra
Location
Range	Hughes Range
Coordinates	84°33′S 175°19′E / 84.55°S 175.317°E / -84.55; 175.317Coordinates: 84°33′S 175°19′E / 84.55°S 175.317°E / -84.55; 175.317[2]

Mount Kaplan is a massive mountain, the highest in the Hughes Range of Antarctica, standing 5 km (3 mi) southeast of Mount Wexler.^[2]

The mountain was discovered and photographed by Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of November 18, 1929, and surveyed by A.P. Crary in 1957–58. Crary named it for Joseph Kaplan, the chairman of the U.S. National Committee for the IGY, 1957–58.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mt. Kaplan on Peakbagger
2. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Kaplan

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