Mount Bailey (Antarctica)

Mount Bailey (

70°0′S 63°13′W / 70.000°S 63.217°W / -70.000; -63.217Coordinates: 70°0′S 63°13′W / 70.000°S 63.217°W / -70.000; -63.217) is a mountain, 1,445 metres (4,740 ft) high, which stands south of Anthony Glacier and 6 nautical miles (11 km) west-southwest of Lewis Point, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was charted in 1936–37 by a British Graham Land Expedition sledge party under John Riddoch Rymill, and was recharted in 1947 by a joint sledge party consisting of members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), and the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. It was named by Finn Ronne for Commander , U.S. Navy, a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933–35, and the West Base party of the U.S. Antarctic Service, 1939–41, who assisted in outlining the RARE radio requirements.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Bailey, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)