Mount Farley

Mount Farley (86°35′S 152°30′W / 86.583°S 152.500°W / -86.583; -152.500Coordinates: 86°35′S 152°30′W / 86.583°S 152.500°W / -86.583; -152.500) is a conspicuous rock peak, 2,670 metres (8,760 ft) high, standing at the west side of Scott Glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of McNally Peak, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named at that time by Richard E. Byrd for the Hon. James Farley, United States Postmaster General.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Farley, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

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