Mount Colombo

Mount Colombo (76°31′S 144°44′W) is a mountainous projection in the northeast part of the main massif of the Fosdick Mountains, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Richardson in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on the Eastern Flight of December 5, 1929, and named for Louis P. Colombo, a member of the biological party of the United States Antarctic Service which visited this area in December 1940.[1]

Mount Colombo
Mount Colombo is located in Antarctica
Mount Colombo
Mount Colombo
Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation1,022 m (3,353 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates76°31′S 144°44′W
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeFosdick Mountains

References
  1. "Colombo, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

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