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The '''[[Ford Ranges]]''' are a group of mountain ranges standing east of the [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] and [[Block Bay]] in the northwest part of [[Westarctica]]. Discovered by the [[Richard E. Byrd|Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] on 5 December 1929, and named by Byrd for Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company, who helped finance the expedition.
The '''[[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]''' is a United States scientific research station at the [[South Pole]], the southernmost place on the Earth. The station is located on the high plateau of [[Antarctica]] at an elevation of 2,835 meters (9,301 feet) above sea level and is administered by the Division of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation under the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).


The Ford Ranges include a number of mountain groupings and features, including Mount Rea, a prominent rock mountain with an imposing monolith on its west side called [[The Billboard]], standing between [[Arthur Glacier]] and [[Boyd Glacier]]. It was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on the Eastern Flight of 5 December 1929, and named by Byrd for Mr. and Mrs. Rea, of Pittsburgh, PA, who were contributors to the expedition.


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The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United States scientific research station at the South Pole, the southernmost place on the Earth. The station is located on the high plateau of Antarctica at an elevation of 2,835 meters (9,301 feet) above sea level and is administered by the Division of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation under the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).


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