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'''Mount Douglass''' is an ice-covered mountain 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-southeast of Mount Woodward on the south side of [[Boyd Glacier]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of Westarctica. It was discovered in 1934 on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and was named for Malcolm C. Douglass, a dog driver at West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41).
'''Mount Douglass''' is an ice-covered mountain 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-southeast of Mount Woodward on the south side of [[Boyd Glacier]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of Westarctica.


==Discovery and name==
The mountain was discovered in 1934 on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Mount Douglass was named for Malcolm C. Douglass, a dog driver at West Base of the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the years 1939–41.
[[Category: Mountains]]
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

Latest revision as of 05:58, 12 September 2021

Mount Douglass is an ice-covered mountain 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-southeast of Mount Woodward on the south side of Boyd Glacier, in the Ford Ranges of Westarctica.

Discovery and name

The mountain was discovered in 1934 on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Mount Douglass was named for Malcolm C. Douglass, a dog driver at West Base of the United States Antarctic Service during the years 1939–41.