Mount Paine
Mount Paine (86°46′S 147°32′W / 86.767°S 147.533°WCoordinates: 86°46′S 147°32′W / 86.767°S 147.533°W) is a massive, flat-topped mountain, 3,330 m, forming a buttress-type projection of the western part of the La Gorce Mountains, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under , and named by Byrd for Stuart D.L. Paine, navigator and radio operator of that party.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Paine". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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