Mount Atwood
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Mount Atwood () is a mountain, 1,180 m, at the west edge of the Clark Mountains in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940 on aerial flights from the West Base. Named by the USAS for the late president emeritus W.W. Atwood, Sr., of Clark University, noted geologist and geographer, and his son, W.W. Atwood, Jr., who collaborated with his father in glaciological studies.
This article incorporates text from Mount Atwood, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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