Mount Chevreux

Mount Chevreux (65°46′S 64°0′W) is a mountain, 1,615 metres (5,300 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Leroux Bay on the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Edouard Chevreux, a French zoologist.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Chevreux, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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