Mount Remington () is a
mountain
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(1,775 m) 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of
Mount Bresnahan in the north part of
Helliwell Hills. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey
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(USGS) from surveys and
U.S. Navy
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air photos, 1960–63. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for
Benjamin F. Remington, Jr., meteorologist who wintered over at
Little America V
Little America was a series of Antarctic exploration bases from 1929 to 1958, located on the Ross Ice Shelf, south of the Bay of Whales.
The coordinates are approximate.
Little America I
The first base in the series was established in January ...
, 1957, and at
South Pole Station
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Etymology
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, 1959.
Mountains of Victoria Land
Pennell Coast
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