Mount June (76°16′S 145°7′W / 76.267°S 145.117°W) is a mountain, elevation 1090 m,[1] 11 kilometres (6 nmi) west of Mount Paige in the Phillips Mountains of the Ford Ranges, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in December 1929, and named for Harold Irving June, an airplane pilot with the expedition.[2]
Features[1]
- Adams Rocks - rocks 13 km east of the mountain.
- Lewis Rocks - 5 km southwest of Mount June.
References
- 1 2 Wade, F. A., C. A. Cathey, and J. B. Oldham (1977), Reconnaissance geologic map of the Guest Peninsula quadrangle, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, Map A-7, U. S. Antarctic Research Program, Reston, VA.
- ↑ "Mount June". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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