Mount Mullen
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Mount Mullen is a double-peaked mountain 2.5 mi east-southeast of Mount Milton
Mount Milton
Mount Milton is a mountain located 11 nautical miles south-southeast of Mount Craddock and 1.5 nautical miles southeast of Mount Southwick, in the south part of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...

 in south Sentinel Range
Sentinel Range
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...

, Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...

 in Antarctica. The mountain rises to 2400 m at the west extremity of Petvar Heights
Petvar Heights
Petvar Heights are the heights rising to 2400 m in southeast Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The feature occupies an oval shaped area with a diameter of 21 km, separated from the rest of Sentinel Range by Wessbecher Glacier to the southwest, Kasilag Pass to the west, and...

, and together with Kasilag Pass
Kasilag Pass
Kasilag Pass is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 2150 m situated next west of Mount Mullen and separating Petvar Heights to the east from the main crest of south Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica...

 forms the divide between Kornicker Glacier
Kornicker Glacier
Kornicker Glacier is a glacier flowing northeastwards from the cirque bounded by Mounts Liptak, Southwick, Milton and Mullen in southern Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The glacier merges with the terminus of southeast-flowing Thomas Glacier as both glaciers emerge from the...

 and Wessbecher Glacier
Wessbecher Glacier
Wessbecher Glacier is a glacier about 7 nautical miles long, draining south between Wilson and Marze Peaks at the south end of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee...

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The feature is named by US-ACAN (2006) after Roy R. Mullen of USGS, 1960-95; Associate Chief of the National Mapping Division with responsibility for Antarctic activities, 1980-95; USGS representative to SCAR
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Scars are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin after injury. A scar results from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound results in...

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Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
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