Supporting Party Mountain (85°27′S 147°33′W / 85.450°S 147.550°W / -85.450; -147.550Coordinates: 85°27′S 147°33′W / 85.450°S 147.550°W / -85.450; -147.550) is a mountain, 560 m, standing 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Mount Fridovich in the Harold Byrd Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by members of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition Geological Sledging Party under Laurence Gould. Named by them in appreciation of the splendid cooperative work of their Supporting Party. The mountain was climbed by members of Gould's party who took panoramic photographs from the summit.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Supporting Party Mountain" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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