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-The '''[[Westarctica Art Expo]]''' is an semi-annual art showcase held that is open to any citizen of [[Westarctica]]. The expos are held online, with users digitally submitting a photograph of their work. The first of these expos was held in [[2018 Westarctica Art Expo|2018]].
+'''Mount Murphy''' is a massive, snow-covered and highly eroded shield volcano with steep, rocky slopes. It is directly south of the [[Bear Peninsula]] in [[Westarctica]]. The mountain is bounded by the [[Smith Glacier|Smith]], [[Pope Glacier|Pope]], and [[Haynes Glacier]]s. Its lower slopes terminate at the [[Crosson Ice Shelf]].
-The [[2019 Westarctica Art Expo]] entry period was open from 9 to 30 September 2019. This iteration of the event had three categories:
+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. 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.
-* The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration (1897-1922)
-* Wildlife of Antarctica (Land, Air, and Sea)
-* Short Poetry (140 Words or Fewer)
-The recipient of the Expo's Council Selection, voted on by members of the [[Royal Council]] was ''Weddell Seal Pup'' by [[Christine Wood]]. This piece was from the Wildlife category.
+<p><small>Photo Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen </small></p>
-<p><small>Artist: [[Christine Wood]] </small></p>
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