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[[File:Mount Hartigan.jpg|thumb|Map of Mount Hartigan]] | |||
[[File:Charles C Hartigan USNA.jpg|thumb|Admiral Charles Hartigan, for whom the mountain is named]] | [[File:Charles C Hartigan USNA.jpg|thumb|Admiral Charles Hartigan, for whom the mountain is named]] | ||
'''Mount Hartigan''' is a broad, mostly snow-covered mountain with several individually named peaks which rise up to 2,800 meters. | '''Mount Hartigan''' is a broad, mostly snow-covered mountain with several individually named peaks which rise up to 2,800 meters. | ||
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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Mount Hartigan was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service expedition on a flight on 15 December 1940, and named for Rear Admiral Charles C. Hartigan, U.S. Navy, Navy Department member of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service Executive Committee. Admiral Hartigan had previously received the Medal of Honor for actions during the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. | Mount Hartigan was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service expedition on a flight on 15 December 1940, and named for Rear Admiral Charles C. Hartigan, U.S. Navy, Navy Department member of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service Executive Committee. Admiral Hartigan had previously received the Medal of Honor for actions during the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. | ||
==Features== | |||
* [[Mintz Peak]] | |||
* [[Lavris Peak]] | |||
* [[Boudette Peaks]] | |||
* Tusing Peak | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Mountains]] |