Mount Shearer

Mount Shearer (71°19′S 163°0′E) is a peak rising to 2,100 m, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Mount Jamroga in the central portion of the Bowers Mountains. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after Ian J. Shearer, elected to the Parliament of New Zealand, 1975; Minister of Science and Technology, 1980–83.

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


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