Mount Peddie
Mount Peddie is an isolated mountain 5 nautical miles (9 km) north of Webster Bluff at the north end of the Ford Ranges in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Norman W. Peddie, geomagnetician and seismologist at Byrd Station, 1964.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Peddie" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
Coordinates: 76°1′S 145°1′W / 76.017°S 145.017°W
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