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Antarctica ID: | 15861 |
Name: | Mount Van Buren |
Class: | Summit |
Latitude: | -71.3 |
Longitude: | -63.5 |
Description: | The prominent mountain 3 mi NNW of Mount Jackson, at the E side of the Dyer Plateau, Palmer Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. The name was applied by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with Mount Jackson. Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was the eighth President of the United States, 1837-41. He was Vice President, 1833-37, during the second term of President Andrew Jackson. |
BGN: | 01-JAN-76 |
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