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Mount Ash (79°57′S 156°39′E) is an Antarctica mountain, 2,025 m, in the Darwin Mountains, overlooking the north side of Hatherton Glacier 11 nautical miles (20 km) west-southwest of Junction Spur. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959–63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ralph E. Ash, mechanic, a member of the U.S. McMurdo-Pole traverse party, 1960–61.

Further reading

• WARWICK F. VINCENT, CLIVE HOWARD-WILLIAMS, Nitrate-rich inland waters of the Ross Ice Shelf region, Antarctica, Antarctic Science 6 (3): 339-346 (1994), P 340
• Lorna Louise Thurston, A PILOT FRAMEWORK AND GAP ANALYSIS TOWARDS DEVELOPING A FLUVIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IN THE ROSS SEA REGION ANTARCTICA, P 23

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Ash". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 

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Mount Ash ist ein 2025 m Berg im südlichen ostantarktischen Viktorialand. Er ragt in den Darwin Mountains oberhalb der Nordflanke des Hatherton-Gletschers in einer Entfernung von 18 km westsüdwestlich des Junction Spur auf.

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