Mount Marzolf

Mount Marzolf (70°28′S 159°41′E / 70.467°S 159.683°E / -70.467; 159.683Coordinates: 70°28′S 159°41′E / 70.467°S 159.683°E / -70.467; 159.683) is an elongated partially ice-free mountain standing at the head of Svendsen Glacier, 2 nautical miles (4 km) west of Mount Gillmor, in the Usarp Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John E. Marzolf, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967–68.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Marzolf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

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