Mount Nickerson () is a broad
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 ...
, 1,480 m, standing between
Lennox-King and
Beaver Glaciers, 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of
Yeates Bluff in
Queen Alexandra Range. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) for Commander
N.E. Nickerson,
U.S. Navy, commanding officer of USS Edisto during
U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1965.
Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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