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Mount Sletten

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Mount Sletten (85°47′S 153°30′W) is a conspicuous rock peak surmounting Taylor Ridge on the west side of Scott Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Mount Pulitzer. Discovered and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert S. Sletten who made studies in satellite geodesy at McMurdo Station in 1965.

Map of Mount Sletten, Antarctica

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

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Mount Sletten Wikipedia