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Mount Brazil

Coordinates: 72°3′S 167°59′E / 72.050°S 167.983°E / -72.050; 167.983
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For the mountain on Terceira Island, Azores, see Monte Brasil.

Mount Brazil (72°3′S 167°59′E / 72.050°S 167.983°E / -72.050; 167.983) is a mountain, 2,090 metres (6,860 ft) high, at the south end of the McGregor Range in the Admiralty Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Chief Warrant Officer John D. Brazil, USA, helicopter pilot supporting the USGS Topo North–South party that surveyed the area, 1961–62.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Brazil, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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