Mount Wood (Antarctica)
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There are two mountains in Antarctica named Mount Wood.
Mount Wood () is a mountain, 1,230 m, standing west of Gardner Inlet and 24 km (15 mi) west of Mount Austin on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this mountain for E.A. Wood, ship's engineer with the expedition.
Mount Wood () is an isolated nunatak lying northward of David Glacier and 21 km (13 mi) northeast of Mount Kring in Victoria Land. Named by D.B. McC. Rainey of the Cartographic Branch of the New Zealand Dept. of Lands and Survey. Named after the foster parents of Staff Sgt. Arthur L. Kring, United States Marine Corps (USMC), navigator with the U.S. Navy VX-6 Squadron which provided logistic support for the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1962-63).
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