Phillips Mountains

Phillips Mountains (76°16′S 145°0′W / 76.267°S 145.000°W / -76.267; -145.000Coordinates: 76°16′S 145°0′W / 76.267°S 145.000°W / -76.267; -145.000) is a range of mountains on the north side of Balchen Glacier and Block Bay in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) and named by Byrd for Albanus Phillips, Sr., a manufacturer in Cambridge, Maryland, United States, and patron of the Byrd expeditions.

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