Mount Barsoum

Mount Barsoum (82°4′S 88°7′W / 82.067°S 88.117°W / -82.067; -88.117Coordinates: 82°4′S 88°7′W / 82.067°S 88.117°W / -82.067; -88.117) is a pointed and partly snow-free peak on the west end of Martin Hills. It was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 10, 1958 and was named for Lieutenant Adib H. Barsoum, U.S. Navy, Medical Officer at Ellsworth Station in 1958.

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