Mount Obiglio
Mount Obiglio (74°27′S 131°50′W / 74.450°S 131.833°WCoordinates: 74°27′S 131°50′W / 74.450°S 131.833°W) is a moderate rock summit (510 m) in the west-central portion of Grant Island, along the edge of the Getz Ice Shelf, coastal Marie Byrd Land.[1] It consists of a volcanic cone that was formed by Strombolian and phreatomagmatic eruptions 0.51 million years ago.[2]
WikiMiniAtlasDiscovered and charted from the USS 1961–62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant , Argentine naval observer aboard Glacier, at the suggestion of the , Captain , USN.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Obiglio". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
- ^ "Obiglio". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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