Mount Boyer

Mount Boyer (75°7′S 72°4′W / 75.117°S 72.067°W / -75.117; -72.067Coordinates: 75°7′S 72°4′W / 75.117°S 72.067°W / -75.117; -72.067) is a mountain 1 nautical mile (2 km) southwest of Mount Becker, in the Merrick Mountains of Palmer Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Francis C. Boyer, hospital corpsman, U.S. Navy, chief petty officer in charge of Eights Station in 1964.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Boyer, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-11.

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