Mount McCormick (77°0′S 144°26′W / 77.000°S 144.433°W / -77.000; -144.433) is a mountain 2 nautical miles (4 km) southeast of Mount Ralph in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for W.S. McCormick, an airplane pilot with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35).[1]

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  1. "Mount McCormick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-05.

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