
Mount Gonzalez
    
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        Mount Gonzalez is a prominent mountain
1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Asman Ridge
in the Sarnoff Mountains
, Ford Ranges
, Marie Byrd Land
. Mapped by United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) after Oscar Gonzalez
, geologist, Universidad de Chile, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Marie Byrd Land Survey 11, 1967-68.
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Asman Ridge
Asman Ridge
Asman Ridge  is a serrate ridge about  long on the south side of Arthur Glacier, just north of Bailey Ridge in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered in 1934 on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and named by the United States Antarctic Service   for Adam Asman, a member...
in the Sarnoff Mountains
Sarnoff Mountains
Sarnoff Mountains  is a range of mountains, 25 nautical miles  long and 4 to 8 nautical miles  wide separating the west-flowing Boyd and Arthur Glaciers in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. The west end of the range was discovered and roughly plotted from photos taken by Byrd Antarctic Expedition...
, Ford Ranges
Ford Ranges
The Ford Ranges  is a grouping of mountain ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica...
, Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. Mapped by United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and by 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,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) after Oscar Gonzalez
Oscar González
For the Spanish decathlete with the same name see Óscar González Óscar Mario "Bocha" González  was a racing driver from Uruguay....
, geologist, Universidad de Chile, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Marie Byrd Land Survey 11, 1967-68.

