Mount Palombo (77°29′S 143°12′W) is a mountain (1,030 m) marking the northeast end of the Mackay Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Robert A. Palombo, U.S. Navy, aircraft commander during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.
Map of Mount Palombo, Antarctica
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Palombo" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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