Mount Giles (Antarctica)
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Mount Giles is a mainly snow-covered mountain
(820 m) located 5 nautical miles (9 km) south-southeast of Lynch Point
on the coast of Marie Byrd Land
. The mountain is the highest elevation on the divide between the seaward ends of Frostman Glacier
and Hull Glacier
.
Discovered on aerial flights from the West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940, and named for Walter R. Giles technical sergeant, United States Marine Corps
(USMC), copilot and radio operator on some of these flights.
Mountain
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(820 m) located 5 nautical miles (9 km) south-southeast of Lynch Point
Lynch Point
Lynch Point is a rocky point at the seaward end of the peninsula between Frostman Glacier and Hull Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Photographed from United States Antarctic Service aircraft on December 18, 1940. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air...
on the coast of Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. The mountain is the highest elevation on the divide between the seaward ends of Frostman Glacier
Frostman Glacier
Frostman Glacier is a broad, low gradient glacier discharging into the south side of Hull Bay just west of Kontor Cliffs, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for...
and Hull Glacier
Hull Glacier
Hull Glacier is a glacier, about 35 nautical miles long, flowing northwest between Mount Giles and Mount Gray into Hull Bay, in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service and named for Secretary of State Cordell Hull....
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Discovered on aerial flights from the West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940, and named for Walter R. Giles technical sergeant, United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
(USMC), copilot and radio operator on some of these flights.