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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The mountain was discovered and photographed from aircraft of the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the 1939–41 seasons. Mount LeMasurier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for [[Wesley E. LeMasurier]], a geologist with the Marie Byrd Land Survey II during the 1967–68 season. | The mountain was discovered and photographed from aircraft of the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the 1939–41 seasons. Mount LeMasurier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for [[Wesley E. LeMasurier]], a geologist with the Marie Byrd Land Survey II during the 1967–68 season. The naming of the mountain was in recognition of Dr. LeMasurier's contributions to exploration and scientific research in Antarctica. | ||
==Life Peerage== | ==Life Peerage== | ||