Mount Van der Veer

Mount Van der Veer (76°41′S 145°54′W / 76.683°S 145.900°W / -76.683; -145.900Coordinates: 76°41′S 145°54′W / 76.683°S 145.900°W / -76.683; -145.900) is a mountain about 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of Mount Ronne in the Haines Mountains, Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Willard Van der Veer, a photographer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30).

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


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