Mount Bowlin

Mount Bowlin (86°28′S 147°18′W / 86.467°S 147.300°W / -86.467; -147.300Coordinates: 86°28′S 147°18′W / 86.467°S 147.300°W / -86.467; -147.300) is a mountain, 2,230 metres (7,320 ft) high, standing between the mouths of Van Reeth Glacier and Robison Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for William H. Bowlin, airplane pilot with the expedition.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Bowlin, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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