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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Mount Cumming was discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service (1939–41) on a flight on 15 December 1940, and named for Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., State Department member of the U.S. Antarctic Service Executive Committee. It was mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1958-60. | Mount Cumming was discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service (1939–41) on a flight on 15 December 1940, and named for Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., State Department member of the U.S. Antarctic Service Executive Committee. It was mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1958-60. | ||
===Duke of Le Vaux=== | ===Duke of Le Vaux=== | ||
Duke of Le Vaux is a title in the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]] that was granted to Dr. Javier Gold Ferrari in 2005. | Duke of Le Vaux is a title in the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]] that was granted to Dr. Javier Gold Ferrari in 2005. It is so-named for [[Le Vaux Peak]] on the east rim on Mount Cummings. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Volcanoes]] | [[Category:Volcanoes]] | ||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||