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Mount Nero
Mount
Nero
is a
mountain
surmounting
the west
wall of
Daniels Range
3
nautical miles
north of
Forsythe Bluff
, in the
Usarp Mountains
. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey
from surveys and U.S. Navy air
photos
, 1960–63. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Leonard L. Nero,
United States Antarctic Research Program
research assistant
to Dr. J. S. Zaneveld and lead diver for the first
planned
winter diving
expedition
in 1967 and
latter
biologist and
assistant manager
of
laboratories
at
McMurdo Station
, 1968–69.