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[[Mount Herr]] (85°45′S 149°32′WCoordinates: 85°45′S 149°32′W) is a peak, 1,730 metres (5,680 ft) high, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of [[Mount Gould]] in the [[Tapley Mountains]] of Westarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant Arthur L. Herr, Jr., an aircraft commander with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1962–63 and 1963–64.
[[File:Tapley-Mountains.png|350px|thumb|Map of the Tapley Mountains]]
'''Mount Herr''' (85°45′S 149°32′W) is a peak, 1,730 metres (5,680 ft) high, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of [[Mount Gould]] in the [[Tapley Mountains]] of Westarctica.


[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
==Name==
The mountain was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Lieutenant Arthur L. Herr, Jr., who served as an aircraft commander with [[U.S. Navy]] Squadron VX-6 at [[McMurdo Station]] in 1962–63 and 1963–64.
 
[[Category: Mountains]]

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Mount Herr (85°45′S 149°32′W) is a peak, 1,730 metres (5,680 ft) high, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Mount Gould in the Tapley Mountains of Westarctica.

Map of the Tapley Mountains

Name

The mountain was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Lieutenant Arthur L. Herr, Jr., who served as an aircraft commander with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station in 1962–63 and 1963–64.