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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Mount Murphy was delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for Robert Cushman Murphy of the American Museum of Natural History, noted authority on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] and sub-Antarctic bird life. While serving on a [[whaling]] ship, he charted the Bay of Isles region of South Georgia. | Mount Murphy was delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for Robert Cushman Murphy of the American Museum of Natural History, noted authority on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] and sub-Antarctic bird life. While serving on a [[whaling]] ship, he charted the Bay of Isles region of South Georgia. | ||
==Ecology== | |||
During a 1968 biological survey of [[Marie Byrd Land]], Mount Murphy was one of the few locations where [[snow petrel]]s were discovered. In addition to the petrels, the survey team also found algae. | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||