Parent range Monument Nunataks | Elevation 2,185 m | |
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Location Victoria Land, East Antarctica | ||
Mount VX-6 (72°38′S 162°12′E) is a distinctive, sharp mountain, 2,185 metres (7,169 ft), standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Minaret Nunatak in the Monument Nunataks in Victoria Land, East Antarctica.
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Map of Mount VX-6, Antarctica
Discovery and naming
Surveyed by the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Victoria Land Traverse Party, 1959–60. They named it for U.S. Navy Air Development Squadron Six (VX-6) which supported the traverse party in the field. On January 1, 1969, the squadron was redesignated Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6) but its mission remained the same.
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