Mount Tolley
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 The Allegheny Mountains (eastern half of the map) with Mount Tolley |
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| height | 1029 m | |
| location | Marie-Byrd-Land ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Mountains | Ford Ranges | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ S , 143 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Mount Tolley is a 1029 m high mountain in Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica . In the Allegheny Mountains of the Ford Ranges, it rises 3 km south of Mount Swartley .
It was discovered during overflights by participants in the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941). Name giver is William P. Tolley (1900-1996), President of Allegheny College in Meadville , Pennsylvania , alma mater of the US American Antarctic explorer Paul Siple , the head of the West Base on this research trip.
Web links
- Mount Tolley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Tolley on geographic.org (English)