Mount Frakes
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Mounts Frakes (left) and Steere (right) from the northeast.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,675 m (12,057 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,780 m (5,840 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 76°48′S 117°42′W / 76.800°S 117.700°WCoordinates: 76°48′S 117°42′W / 76.800°S 117.700°W |
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 Mount Frakes
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| Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Crary Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Frakes is a prominent shield volcano marking the highest elevation in the Crary Mountains, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
The mountain was mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lawrence A. Frakes, United States Antarctic Program geologist who worked three summer seasons in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, 1964-65 through 1967-68.
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