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Mount Shearer

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Mount Shearer (71°19′S 163°0′E) is a peak rising to 2,100 m, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Mount Jamroga in the central portion of the Bowers Mountains. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after Ian J. Shearer, elected to the Parliament of New Zealand, 1975; Minister of Science and Technology, 1980–83.

Map of Mount Shearer, Antarctica

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

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