Mount Shelton
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Mount Shelton is a mountain
(2,485 m) located just west of the upper part of Rastorfer Glacier
in the east-central portion of the Homerun Range
, Admiralty Mountains
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for John E. Shelton United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1964-65.
Mountain
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(2,485 m) located just west of the upper part of Rastorfer Glacier
Rastorfer Glacier
Rastorfer Glacier is a glacier draining south from the Admiralty Mountains and entering upper Tucker Glacier just east of Homerun Range. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James R...
in the east-central portion of the Homerun Range
Homerun Range
The Homerun Range is a northwest-trending mountain range, 45 km long and 3 to 11 km wide, located east of Everett Range at the heads of the Ebbe and Tucker glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica....
, Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
. Mapped by 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,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) for John E. Shelton United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1964-65.