Mount Bursey
Mount Bursey (76°1′S 132°38′W / 76.017°S 132.633°WCoordinates: 76°1′S 132°38′W / 76.017°S 132.633°W) is a broad, ice-covered mountain, 2,780 metres (9,120 ft) high, which forms the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) on aerial flights in 1940, and named for Jacob Bursey, member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) and dog-driver with the USAS party which sledged to the west end of the Flood Range in December 1940.
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