Mount Carbone (76°22′S 144°30′W / 76.367°S 144.500°W / -76.367; -144.500) is a mountain 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Paige in the Phillips Mountains, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, with an approximate elevation of 1060 m.[1] It was discovered and mapped from air photos by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Al Carbone, cook with the later Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Wade, F. A., C. A. Cathey, and J. B. Oldham (1977), Reconnaissance geologic map of the Guest Peninsula quadrangle, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, Map A-7, U. S. Antarctic Research Program, Reston, VA.
  2. ↑ "Carbone, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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