Earth:Mount Colombo

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Short description: Mountain in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Mount Colombo
Mount Colombo is located in Antarctica
Mount Colombo
Mount Colombo
Antarctica
Highest point
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 76°31′S 144°44′W / 76.517°S 144.733°W / -76.517; -144.733
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeFosdick Mountains

Mount Colombo ( [ ⚑ ] : 76°31′S 144°44′W / 76.517°S 144.733°W / -76.517; -144.733) 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]

References

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