Mount Short (72°50′S 162°13′E / 72.833°S 162.217°E / -72.833; 162.217Coordinates: 72°50′S 162°13′E / 72.833°S 162.217°E / -72.833; 162.217) is a mountain, 2,110 m, standing 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Sculpture Mountain, in the upper Rennick Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander John S. Short, U.S. Navy, LC-130F aircraft commander in Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Short" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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