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'''Mount Chapman''' is a mountain in | [[File:Mt Chapman.gif|thumb|right|Picture of Mt. Chapman taken by William H. Chapman during his initial survey.]] | ||
'''Mount Chapman''' is a mountain in [[Westarctica]]. In is a triple-peaked mountain (2,715 m) with very steep sides and a large rock cliff on its north side, situated at the western end of the [[Whitmore Mountains]]. | |||
==Discovery and name== | |||
Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William H. Chapman of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), cartographer with the [[Horlick Mountains Traverse]] (1958-59), who made a survey of the Whitmore Mountains on 2 January 1959. | |||
Chapman spent several summer seasons in the Antarctic, including survey in the [[Pensacola Mountains]] (1957-58), and the highly successful U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Topo North-South Survey of the mountains bordering the west side of the [[Ross Sea]] and [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. | |||
==Countess of Chapman== | |||
Her Ladyship, Amy Morales, was granted the title Countess of Chapman in 2013 in recognition of her support of Westarctica and her friendship with [[Grand Duke Travis]]. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||