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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 [[ | 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]] | ||
* [[Johansen Peak]] | * [[Johansen Peak]] | ||