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[[File:LaGorce.jpg|thumb|400px|Map of the La Gorce Mountains]] | [[File:LaGorce.jpg|thumb|400px|Map of the La Gorce Mountains]] | ||
The '''La Gorce Mountains''' (86°45′S 146°0′W) are a group of mountains, spanning 20 nautical miles (37 km), standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the [[Scott Glacier]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] of [[Westarctica]]. | The '''La Gorce Mountains''' (86°45′S 146°0′W) are a group of mountains, spanning 20 nautical miles (37 km), standing between the tributary [[Robison Glacier]] and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the [[Scott Glacier]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. | They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. | ||
==Noble titles== | ==Noble titles== | ||
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* [[Goldstream Peak]] | * [[Goldstream Peak]] | ||
* Kessens Peak | * [[Kessens Peak]] | ||
* [[Mount Paine]] | * [[Mount Paine]] | ||
* [[Mount Grier]] | * [[Mount Grier]] | ||