Mount Boennighausen

Mount Boennighausen
Mount Boennighausen Position in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	2,970 m (9,740 ft)
Coordinates	75°47′S 132°18′W
Geography
Location	Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Parent range	Ames Range
Geology
Mountain type	Shield volcano
Volcanic field	Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province

Mount Boennighausen is a snow-covered mountain (2,970 m) located 4 nautical miles (7 km) south-southwest of Mount Kosciuszko in the Ames Range of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped 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) for Lieutenant Commander Thomas L. Boennighausen, CEC, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of the nuclear power plant at McMurdo Station, 1966. He served as Civil Engineer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1969–70 and 1970–71.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Boennighausen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.