Mount Tuve

Mount Tuve (73°47′S 80°8′W) is a mountain (935 m) whose summit rises above the ice surface just south of the base of Wirth Peninsula, Ellsworth Land. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Finn Ronne. He named it for Merle Antony Tuve, Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC, who furnished instruments for the expedition.

Map of Mount Tuve, Antarctica

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