Mount Nagata
Mount Nagata (71°21′S 162°47′E / 71.350°S 162.783°ECoordinates: 71°21′S 162°47′E / 71.350°S 162.783°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. 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).
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