Mount Benkert

Mountain in Palmer Land, Antarctica

Mount Benkert (73°38′S 76°40′W﻿ / ﻿73.633°S 76.667°W﻿ / -73.633; -76.667) is the easternmost member of the Snow Nunataks, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) east-southeast of Mount Thornton on the coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain William M. Benkert, USCG, commander of Eastwind[1] in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967.[2]

## Sources[edit]

This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Benkert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Rear Admiral William M. Benkert". history.uscg.mil. U.S. Coast Guard. December 1989. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
2. ^ "Antarctica Detail". geonames.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 1 January 1968. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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