Mount Nagata

Mount Nagata (71°21′S 162°47′E) is a mostly snow-covered mountain rising to 2,140 m, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Mount Gow in the Bowers Mountains.[1] Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1984 after Takesi Nagata (1913–91), pioneer in the study of paleomagnetism; Director, National Institute of Polar Research (Japan).[2]

References
  1. "Mount Nagata". geonames.usgs.gov. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Mount Nagata". data.aad.gov.au. 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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