Mount Blair
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Mount Blair is a small but conspicuous mountain, 2120 metres (6,955.4 ft) high, standing 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Mount Weihaupt
in the Outback Nunataks
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Terence T. Blair, biologist at McMurdo Station
, 1966–67.
Mount Weihaupt
Mount Weihaupt is a large, bare mountain which stands 10 miles east of Mount Bower and is the dominant feature in the east part of the Outback Nunataks. It was first mapped by the U.S. Victoria Land Traverse party, 1959-60, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John G....
in the Outback Nunataks
Outback Nunataks
Outback Nunataks is a series of bare rock nunataks and mountains which are distributed over an area about 40 miles long by 20 miles wide. The group lies south of Emlen Peaks of the Usarp Mountains and west of Monument Nunataks and upper Rennick Glacier, adjacent to the featureless interior...
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for Terence T. Blair, biologist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, 1966–67.