Mount Segers facts for kids
Mount Segers (78°25′S 85°21′W / 78.417°S 85.350°W) is a mountain found in Antarctica. It is located at the very southern end of Sullivan Heights. This area is part of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains.
Mount Segers is separated from the huge Vinson Massif by a place called Vranya Pass. It sits about 11 kilometers (7 miles) east of Mount Tyree. The mountain is on the east side of the upper part of Crosswell Glacier. It also rises above Hinkley Glacier to its southeast.
Discovery and Naming
Mount Segers was first seen from the air by a special US Navy group. This group was called Squadron VX-6. They took photos of the area on December 14 and 15, 1959.
Later, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) used these photos to create maps of the mountain. The mountain was given its name by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).
It was named after Chester W. Segers. He was a cook in the Navy. Chester Segers was also part of the first group of people to spend a winter at the South Pole Station. This happened during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1957.
