Mount Talmadge () is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
(2,395 m) which rises above the steep cliffs at the west side of
Koettlitz Neve, 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of
Fisher Bastion,
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78th parallel south, 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Ant ...
. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) in 1994 after
John B. Talmadge, Head of
Polar Coordination and
Information Section (1984–95), Office of
Polar Programs,
National Science Foundation
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(NSF).
Mountains of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
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