Mount Titus
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Mount Titus is a mountain
, 2,840 m, surmounting the heights between the Staircase
and Kelly Glacier
s in the Admiralty Mountains
, Victoria Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Robert W. Titus, meteorologist, station scientific leader at Hallett Station, 1961.
Mountain
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, 2,840 m, surmounting the heights between the Staircase
Staircase Glacier
Staircase Glacier is a glacier about 8 nautical miles long, descending southwest between Mount Francis and Mount Titus into Tucker Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains...
and Kelly Glacier
Kelly Glacier
Kelly Glacier is a steep tributary glacier descending southwest from Mount Peacock to enter Tucker Glacier just south of Mount Titus, in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic...
s in the 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...
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. 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, 1960-62. 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 Robert W. Titus, meteorologist, station scientific leader at Hallett Station, 1961.