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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