Mount Sheffield

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Mount Sheffield is a rocky mountain in Antarctica, about 915 meters high. It lies at the junction of Gordon and Slessor Glaciers on the north side of the Shackleton Range, at roughly 80°10′S, 25°42′W. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and was named after Alfred H. Sheffield, who chaired the radio communications group for the International Geophysical Year and helped the 1955–58 expedition.