Mount Tolley

Mount Tolley (77°17′S 143°7′W / 77.283°S 143.117°W / -77.283; -143.117Coordinates: 77°17′S 143°7′W / 77.283°S 143.117°W / -77.283; -143.117) is a peak, 1,030 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Mount Swartley in the Allegheny Mountains of the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and named for president William P. Tolley of Allegheny College, Pennsylvania.

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


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