Whitmore Mountains (82°35′S 104°30′W / 82.583°S 104.5°W / -82.583; -104.5Coordinates: 82°35′S 104°30′W / 82.583°S 104.5°W / -82.583; -104.5) is an isolated group of mountains in West Antarctica, consisting of three mountains and a cluster of nunataks extending over 15 miles. The group was visited and surveyed on January 2, 1959, by William H. Chapman, cartographer with the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party (1958-59). The mountains were named by Chapman for George D. Whitmore, Chief Topographic Engineer of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), who was a member of the Working Group on Cartography of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
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