Mount Gorecki
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| Mount Gorecki | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Neptune Range | ||
| Summit: | 3,642 feet 83°19’59"S, 57°34’59"W | ||
Mount Gorecki is the southernmost of Schmidt Hills, part of the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains in Queen Elizabeth Land in the British Antarctic Territory. Its summit is at 3,642 feet.
The mountain was photographed from the air by the United States Navy on a flight from McMurdo Sound, Ross Dependency, to Weddell Sea and return, 13 January 1956; in association with the names of other crew members in this area, named after CPO Francis Gorecki, the United States Navy, radioman on the transcontinental flight. The mountain was rephotographed from the air by the United States Navy in 1964 and surveyed from the ground on the United States Geological Survey Pensacola Mountains Project, 1965-66.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Gorecki