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[[File:QueenMaudeMountains1.png|350px|thumb|Map showing location of Mount Noville in relation to nearby features]] | [[File:QueenMaudeMountains1.png|350px|thumb|Map showing location of Mount Noville in relation to nearby features]] | ||
''Mount Noville'' (86°27′S 146°10′W) is a 2,410 meter high mountain located between the Van Reeth and Robison | ''Mount Noville'' (86°27′S 146°10′W) is a 2,410 meter high mountain located between the [[Van Reeth Glacier|Van Reeth]] and [[Robison Glacier]]s and 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of [[Mount Bowlin]], in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was discovered by the geological party under Quin Blackburn as part of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] during the years 1933–35. Mount Noville was named by [[Richard E. Byrd|Admiral Byrd]] for George O. Noville, who was the executive officer of the expedition. | It was discovered by the geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]] as part of the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] during the years 1933–35. Mount Noville was named by [[Richard E. Byrd|Admiral Byrd]] for George O. Noville, who was the executive officer of the expedition. | ||
==Peerage title== | ==Peerage title== | ||