Mount Weyant
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Mount Weyant is a prominent ice-free summit, 1,930 m, between Loftus and Newall Glaciers in Victoria Land
. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) in 1964 for William S. Weyant, meteorologist in charge with the winter party at Little America V in 1958.
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...
. 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...
(US-ACAN) in 1964 for William S. Weyant, meteorologist in charge with the winter party at Little America V in 1958.