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The '''Phillips Mountains''' (76°16'00"S 145°00'00"W) are a range of mountains on the north side of [[Balchen Glacier]] and [[Block Bay]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. They should not be confused with "Mount Philips" in eastern [[Antarctica]]. | [[File:Phillips-Mountains.png|thumb|350px]] | ||
The '''Phillips Mountains''' (76°16'00"S 145°00'00"W) are a range of mountains on the north side of [[Balchen Glacier]] and [[Block Bay]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. | |||
They should not be confused with "Mount Philips" in eastern [[Antarctica]]. | |||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The mountains were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-30) and named by Byrd | The mountains were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-30) and named by Byrd in honor of Albanus Phillips, Sr., a manufacturer of Cambridge, Maryland, and patron of the Byrd expeditions. | ||
==Geographic features== | |||
* [[Adams Rocks]] | |||
* [[Mount June]] | |||
* [[Favela Rocks]] | |||
* [[Herrmann Nunatak]] | |||
* [[Groux Rock]] | |||
* [[Reddick Nunatak]] | |||
* [[Mount Carbone]] | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||