Earth:Mount Colombo
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Short description: Mountain in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
| Mount Colombo | |
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  Mount Colombo Antarctica | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 76°31′S 144°44′W / 76.517°S 144.733°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Parent range | Fosdick Mountains |
Mount Colombo ( [ ⚑ ] : 76°31′S 144°44′W / 76.517°S 144.733°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]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Colombo, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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