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Mount DeBreuck

Coordinates: 71°16′S 35°40′E / 71.267°S 35.667°E / -71.267; 35.667
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Mount DeBreuck (71°16′S 35°40′E / 71.267°S 35.667°E / -71.267; 35.667) is the northernmost massif in the Queen Fabiola Mountains. The feature is mainly ice free, linear in plan, and rises to about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It was discovered on October 7, 1960, by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Guido Derom, who named it for William DeBreuck, a glaciologist and observer aboard Belgian aircraft during reconnoitering flights in this area.[1]

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  1. ^ "DeBreuck, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-06.

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