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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The mountain was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1960–63. It was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Ensign Stanley J. Andrews, U.S. Navy, who accompanied Lieutenant George W. Warden in aircraft flights over the Queen Maud Mountains during U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. | The mountain was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1960–63. It was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Ensign Stanley J. Andrews, U.S. Navy, who accompanied Lieutenant George W. Warden in aircraft flights over the Queen Maud Mountains during U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. | ||
==Protection by the government== | |||
On 20 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the mountain under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[Gothic National Monument]]. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government. | |||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:33, 25 April 2025
Mount Andrews (85°57′S 149°41′W) is a mountain, 2,480 meters (8,140 ft) high, standing between Mount Danforth and Mount Gerdel on the south side of Albanus Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The mountain was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos collected during the years 1960–63. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Ensign Stanley J. Andrews, U.S. Navy, who accompanied Lieutenant George W. Warden in aircraft flights over the Queen Maud Mountains during U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47.
Protection by the government
On 20 April 2025, Grand Duke Travis protected the mountain under the oversight of the Westarctican Parks Service as part of Gothic National Monument. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government.