Mount Josephine (Antarctica)
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Mount Josephine () is a peak in Antarctica. It is marked by prominent rock outcrops, 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Bowman Peak in the Alexandra Mountains of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd while on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition Eastern Flight of December 5, 1929, and named by him during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35) for Josephine Clay Ford, daughter of Edsel Ford, contributor to both expeditions.
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