Mount Byrd
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Mount Byrd () is a mountain (810 m) located 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the east end of Asman Ridge in the Sarnoff Mountains, Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) led by R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard E. Byrd, Jr., son of Admiral Byrd and a member of Operation Highjump (1946-47), who was of assistance to US-ACAN in clarifying a large number of name suggestions put forth by his father.
- This article is based on a United States Geological Survey gazetteer.
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