Phillips Mountains

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.

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They should not be confused with "Mount Philips" in eastern Antarctica.

Discovery and name

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