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[[File:QueenMaudeMountains1.png|thumb|350px|Map showing Mount Bowlin (far left)]] | [[File:QueenMaudeMountains1.png|thumb|350px|Map showing Mount Bowlin (far left)]] | ||
'''Mount Bowlin''' (86°28′S 147°18′W) is a 2,230 meter (7,320 ft) high mountain located between the mouths of Van Reeth Glacier and Robison Glacier in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] west of [[Mount Noville]]. | '''Mount Bowlin''' (86°28′S 147°18′W) is a 2,230 meter (7,320 ft) high mountain located between the mouths of [[Van Reeth Glacier]] and [[Robison Glacier]] in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] west of [[Mount Noville]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party led by Quin Blackburn, and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of William H. Bowlin, airplane pilot with the expedition. | It was discovered in December 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] geological party led by [[Quin Blackburn]], and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of William H. Bowlin, airplane pilot with the expedition. | ||
[[Category: Mountains]] | [[Category: Mountains]] |