Coordinates: 54°29′S 36°7′W / 54.483°S 36.117°W / -54.483; -36.117

Mount Back

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Mount Back
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Highest point
Elevation650 m (2,130 ft)
Naming
EtymologyAnthony H. Back, surveyor with the British Combined Services Expedition
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
AreaSouth Georgia Island
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Mount Back (Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).) is a peak, 650 metres (2,130 ft) high, located 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) south of Doris Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Squadron Leader Anthony H. Back, Royal Air Force, assistant surveyor with the British Combined Services Expedition of 1964–65, who assisted in the survey of this peak.[1]

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