Mount Shearer

Mount Shearer

Mount Shearer (71°19′S 163°0′E / 71.317°S 163°E / -71.317; 163) is a peak rising to 2,100 m, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Mount Jamroga in the central portion of the Bowers Mountains. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after Ian J. Shearer, elected to the New Zealand Parliament, 1975; Minister of Science and Technology, 1980-83.

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