Mount Hughes
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Mount Hughes (79°31′S 157°23′E / 79.517°S 157.383°ECoordinates: 79°31′S 157°23′E / 79.517°S 157.383°E) is a mountain, 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) high, midway between Mount Longhurst and Tentacle Ridge in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for J.F. Hughes, an Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, who helped in the preparation for the expedition.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Hughes, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.