Mount Passel

Mount Passel (76°53′S 144°56′W / 76.883°S 144.933°W / -76.883; -144.933Coordinates: 76°53′S 144°56′W / 76.883°S 144.933°W / -76.883; -144.933) is a ridgelike mountain 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of the Swanson Mountains in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered in December 1940 by members of a geological party of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) which visited this area, and named for Charles F. Passel, geologist and radio operator of that party.

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