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Mount Nemesis () is a
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
, 790 m, which lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the seaward extremity of
Roman Four Promontory Rocky promontory or Punta Cuatro Romano or Roman Figure Four Mountain or Roman Four Rock is a cliff/promontory, rising to 830 m, marking the north side of the entrance to Neny Fjord on the west coast of Graham Land. Roman Four Promontory is locate ...
and close north of
Neny Fjord Neny Fjord is a fjord which is long in an east–west direction and wide, between Red Rock Ridge and Roman Four Promontory on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Geography * Mount Dudley History This coast was first explored in 1909 by ...
, on the west coast of
Graham Land Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and ...
. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. The name is believed to have been given by members of the
United States Antarctic Service The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the A ...
(USAS), 1939–41. Mountains of Graham Land Fallières Coast {{FallièresCoast-geo-stub