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[[File:Tapley-Mountains.png|350px|thumb|Map of the Tapley Mountains]] | [[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 | '''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. | ||
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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. | |||
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