Mount Garan

Mount Garan (67°32′S 98°56′E / 67.533°S 98.933°E / -67.533; 98.933Coordinates: 67°32′S 98°56′E / 67.533°S 98.933°E / -67.533; 98.933) is a mountain marked by a cluster of small peaks, rising 9 nautical miles (17 km) southwest of Mount Strathcona near the head of Denman Glacier in Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for E.M. Garan, aerial photographer on Operation Highjump flights over this and other coastal areas.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Garan, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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