Mount Maglione

Mount Maglione (77°18′S 141°47′W / 77.300°S 141.783°W / -77.300; -141.783Coordinates: 77°18′S 141°47′W / 77.300°S 141.783°W / -77.300; -141.783) is a low mountain 1 nautical mile (2 km) northeast of Mount Ekblaw in the Clark Mountains of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Charles R. Maglione, U.S. Navy Reserve, a navigator on LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Maglione". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-25.

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