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Indira Mount

Coordinates: 53°39.79′S 47°55.82′E / 53.66317°S 47.93033°E / -53.66317; 47.93033
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Indira Mount
Indira Mount is located in Antarctica
Indira Mount
Indira Mount
Highest point
Coordinates53°39.79′S 47°55.82′E / 53.66317°S 47.93033°E / -53.66317; 47.93033[1]

Indira Mount is a seabed mountain in the Antarctic Ocean (also known as the Southern Ocean). It was discovered during the First Indian Expedition to Antarctica (1981–82) when the team was moving from Mauritius to Antarctica.[1] It was named as Indira Mount after the former Prime Minister of India Mrs Indira Gandhi by the expedition members.

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  1. ^ a b Department of Ocean Development, Government of India. Annual Report 1983-1984, TECHNICAL PUBLICATION NO. 3., Printed at Dee Kay Printers Kirtinagar, New Delhi