Mount Farley
Mount Farley (86°35′S 152°30′W / 86.583°S 152.500°WCoordinates: 86°35′S 152°30′W / 86.583°S 152.500°W) is a conspicuous rock peak, 2,670 metres (8,760 ft) high, standing at the west side of Scott Glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of McNally Peak, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under , and named at that time by Richard E. Byrd for the Hon. James Farley, United States Postmaster General.[1]
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- ^ "Farley, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
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- Mountains of the Ross Dependency
- Amundsen Coast
- Queen Maud Mountains
- Ross Dependency mountain stubs