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Mount Shattuck

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Mount Shattuck

Mount Shattuck (80°26′S 81°28′W) is a peak, 1,430 m, located at the south end of Independence Hills, about 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Redpath Peaks, in the Heritage Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for aviation machinist Wayne M. Shattuck of the U.S. Navy, who was an air crewman on LC-47 aircraft, who perished in a crash on the Ross Ice Shelf on February 2, 1966.

Map of Mount Shattuck, Antarctica

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

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Mount Shattuck Wikipedia