Mount Manger
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Mount Manger is a snow-covered mountain
located 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Josephine in the Alexandra Mountains
, on King Edward VII Peninsula. The mountain was photographed from the air and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) (at the suggestion of R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd) for William Manger, of the family that owned the Manger Hotel chain, who assisted Byrd expeditions by providing free room for office space and for expedition personnel.
Mountain
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located 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Josephine in the Alexandra Mountains
Alexandra Mountains
Alexandra Mountains is a group of low, separated mountains in the north portion of Edward VII Peninsula, just southwest of Sulzberger Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovered in January-February 1902 by the British National Antarctic Expedition during an exploratory cruise of the Discovery...
, on King Edward VII Peninsula. The mountain was photographed from the air and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. 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) (at the suggestion of R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd) for William Manger, of the family that owned the Manger Hotel chain, who assisted Byrd expeditions by providing free room for office space and for expedition personnel.