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Mount Back

Coordinates: 54°29′S 36°7′W / 54.483°S 36.117°W / -54.483; -36.117
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Mount Back (54°29′S 36°7′W / 54.483°S 36.117°W / -54.483; -36.117) is a peak, 650 metres (2,130 ft) high, located 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) south of Doris Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Squadron Leader Anthony H. Back, Royal Air Force, assistant surveyor with the British Combined Services Expedition of 1964–65, who assisted in the survey of this peak.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Mount Back". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-11-11.

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