Mount Bushnell
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Mount Bushnell is a mountain
, 840 metres (2,755.9 ft) high, between Mount Durham
and Pincer Point
in the northwest part of the Tapley Mountains
. It was first roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30, and remapped by the United States Geological Survey
, 1960–64. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Vivian C. Bushnell of the American Geographical Society
, editor of the Society's Antarctic Map Folio Series.
Mountain
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, 840 metres (2,755.9 ft) high, between Mount Durham
Mount Durham
Mount Durham is a mainly ice-free mountain, 860 m, standing at the east side of the mouth of Scott Glacier and marking the northwest limit of the Tapley Mountains in the Queen Maud Mountains. First observed in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould...
and Pincer Point
Pincer Point
Pincer Point is a narrow rock point lying 4 nautical miles east-southeast of Durham Point, near the northwest end of the Tapley Mountains. First seen and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. So named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names because its appearance is similar...
in the northwest part of the Tapley Mountains
Tapley Mountains
The Tapley Mountains is a mountain range fronting on the eastern side of the Scott Glacier, extending eastward for between Leverett and Albanus glaciers in the Queen Maud Mountains, a part of the larger Transantarctic Mountains....
. It was first roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30, and remapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
, 1960–64. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for Vivian C. Bushnell of the American Geographical Society
American Geographical Society
The American Geographical Society is an organization of professional geographers, founded in 1851 in New York City. Most fellows of the society are Americans, but among them have always been a significant number of fellows from around the world...
, editor of the Society's Antarctic Map Folio Series.