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Mount Richardson (Antarctica)

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Parent range
  
Fosdick Mountains

Mountain range
  
Fosdick Mountains

Mount Richardson (Antarctica)

Location
  
Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

Mount Richardson is a mountain just west of Reece Pass and 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Mount Colombo in the southeast part of the Fosdick Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

Map of Mount Richardson, Antarctica

Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (USAS) (1939–41) and named for Harrison H. Richardson, meteorological observer with the biological party which visited this area in 1940.

References

Mount Richardson (Antarctica) Wikipedia