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Mount Astor

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Parent range
  
Hays Mountains

Mountain range
  
Hays Mountains

Elevation
  
3,710 m

Mount Astor

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Mount Astor is a prominent peak, 3,710 metres (12,170 ft) high, standing 2 miles (3 km) north of Mount Bowser in the Hays Mountains of the Queen Maud Mountains. It was discovered by Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight of November 1929 to the South Pole, and named by him for Vincent Astor, contributor to the expedition.

Map of Mount Astor, Antarctica

References

Mount Astor Wikipedia