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* [[Mount Morgan]]
* [[Mount Morgan]]
* [[Lewisohn Nunatak]]
* [[Lewisohn Nunatak]]
 
* [[Mount Rea]]
===Mountains===
* [[Mount Iphigene]]
====Mount Iphigene====
* [[Marujupu Peak]]
Mount Iphigene (76°31′S 145°50′W) is a mountain just west of [[Ochs Glacier]] between Marujupu Peak and Birchall Peaks. Discovered in 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and named by Byrd for Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger, daughter of Adolph Ochs and wife of Arthur Sulzberger, patrons of the expedition.
 
====Marujupu Peak====
Marujupu Peak (76°31′S 145°37′W) is a conspicuous [[nunatak]] standing above the main flow of [[Ochs Glacier]], between Mount Iphigene and Mount Ferranto. Discovered and so named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight of 5 December 1929. Marujupu combines the letters from the names of three daughters and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sulzberger. The daughters are Marian, Ruth and Judy; Punch is the nickname of son Arthur. The Sulzbergers were patrons of the expedition.
 
====Mount Rea====
Mount Rea (77°4′S 145°30′W) is 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, contributors to the expedition.


[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category:Mountains]]
[[Category:Mountains]]