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Mount Thorne

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Elevation
  
1,465 m

Mount Thorne (85°41′S 158°40′W) is a prominent peak, 1,465 m, rising on the east flank of Amundsen Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Mount Goodale, in the Hays Mountains of the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould, and named for George A. Thorne, topographer and dog driver with that party.

Map of Mount Thorne, Antarctica

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

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Mount Thorne Wikipedia