Mount Back

{{short description|Peak on South Georgia Island in the Antarctic}}

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| etymology = Anthony H. Back, surveyor with the British Combined Services Expedition

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| country = Antarctica

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| part = South Georgia Island

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Mount Back ({{coord|54|29|S|36|7|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a peak, {{Convert|650|m}} high, located {{Convert|1.5|nmi|km|0}} south of Doris Bay, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Squadron Leader Anthony H. Back, Royal Air Force, assistant surveyor with the British Combined Services Expedition of 1964–65, who assisted in the survey of this peak.

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{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 815| name = Mount Back| accessdate = 2013-11-11}}

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Category:Mountains and hills of South Georgia

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