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During a 1968 biological survey of [[Marie Byrd Land]] Mount Prince was one of the few locations in Western Antarctica that was found to have all four forms of life the survey team was looking for: [[lichen]]s, algae, [[moss]]es, and [[snow petrel]]s. This can be attributed to the far northern location of the mountain, its relative proximity to the coastline, and the ease with which the survey team was able to ascend the butte. | During a 1968 biological survey of [[Marie Byrd Land]] Mount Prince was one of the few locations in Western Antarctica that was found to have all four forms of life the survey team was looking for: [[lichen]]s, algae, [[moss]]es, and [[snow petrel]]s. This can be attributed to the far northern location of the mountain, its relative proximity to the coastline, and the ease with which the survey team was able to ascend the butte. | ||
In the follow-up surveys conducted in December 1990, there were | In the follow-up surveys conducted in December 1990, there were more than 100 petrels identified at Mount Prince, but no indications that it serves as a location for a breeding colony. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||