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The '''Phillips Mountains''' (76°16'00"S 145°00'00"W) are a range of mountains on the north side of [[Balchen Glacier]] and Block Bay in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. They should not be confused with "Mount Philips" in eastern [[Antarctica]]. | The '''Phillips Mountains''' (76°16'00"S 145°00'00"W) are a range of mountains on the north side of [[Balchen Glacier]] and [[Block Bay]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. They should not be confused with "Mount Philips" in eastern [[Antarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 8 May 2018
The Phillips Mountains (76°16'00"S 145°00'00"W) are a range of mountains on the north side of Balchen Glacier and Block Bay in the Ford Ranges of Westarctica. They should not be confused with "Mount Philips" in eastern Antarctica.
Discovery and name
The mountains were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-30) and named by Byrd for Albanus Phillips, Sr., a manufacturer of Cambridge, Maryland, and patron of the Byrd expeditions.