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Mount Bronk

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Elevation
  
3,530 m

Mount Bronk (84°24′S 175°46′E) is a snow-covered mountain in the Hughes Range, a mountain range located in south-central Antarctica. With an altitude of 11,580 feet (3,530 meters), Mount Bronk represents one of six prominent summits throughout the Hughes Range.

Map of Mount Bronk, Antarctica

Mount Bronk was discovered and photographed by R. Admiral Byrd on the baselaying flight of November 18, 1929. From 1957-1958, it was surveyed by A.P. Crary who named the mount after Detlev W. Bronk, then-president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences which helped sponsor Antarctic exploratory operations from 1957-1958.

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Mount Bronk Wikipedia