Mount Shearer

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Mount Shearer (71°19′S 163°0′E / 71.317°S 163.000°E / -71.317; 163.000Coordinates: 71°19′S 163°0′E / 71.317°S 163.000°E / -71.317; 163.000) is a peak rising to 2,100 m, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Mount Jamroga in the central portion of the Bowers Mountains. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after Ian J. Shearer, elected to the Parliament of New Zealand, 1975; Minister of Science and Technology, 1980–83.

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