Mount Shear

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Mount Shear (78°20′S 86°8′W / 78.333°S 86.133°W / -78.333; -86.133) is a mountain over 4,000 m, standing 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Tyree in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party (1957–58) led by C.R. Bentley, and named for James A. Shear, scientific leader at Hallett Station during the IGY in 1957.

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

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