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'''[[Mount Petras]]''' is a 2865 meter high prominent mountain in the shape of a ridge in [[Westarctica]]. The mountain is located 16 kilometers southeast of Mount Flint in the [[McCuddin Mountains]]. | |||
The ancient volcanic deposits at Mount Petras provide the oldest terrestrial evidence for [[glacier|glacial ice]] in Marie Byrd Land. The relatively high relief pre-volcanic environment is suggestive of ongoing erosion and is inconsistent with previous interpretations of a regional, low relief, early Cenozoic West Antarctic Erosion Surface. | |||
Scientists from the United States [[Antarctic]] Service Expedition (1939-1941) discovered Mount Petras during a flyover between 14 and 15 December 1940. The mountain was named in honor of Theodore Argyrios Petras (1911 - 2004), a master technical sergeant in the US Marine Corps, who served as the pilot of this flight. | |||
'''([[ | On 5 May 2015, the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baroness of Petras was granted to Leila Rozumski as a gift from her mother, Jennifer. | ||
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