Mount Ropar () 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 ...
, 2,420 m, at the east extremity of
Canopy Cliffs in
Queen Elizabeth 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
Nicholas J. Ropar, Jr.,
Weather Central
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meteorologist 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 1 ...
, 1958.
Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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