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Mount Rainbow

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Mount Rainbow (80°54′S 156°55′E) is a peak, 2,050 m, along the south side of Byrd Glacier, surmounting the broad ridge between Zeller and Sefton Glaciers. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) as the peak consists of multi-colored beds of sandstone with probable dolerite sitting on pink-green limestone.

Map of Mount Rainbow, Antarctica

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Rainbow" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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Mount Rainbow Wikipedia