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Angino Buttress

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Angino Buttress
Angino Buttress is located in Antarctica
Angino Buttress
Angino Buttress
Naming
EtymologyErnest E. Angino, geologist at McMurdo Station
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionVictoria Land
AreaSkelton Icefalls
Range coordinates78°14′S 158°42′E / 78.233°S 158.700°E / -78.233; 158.700

Angino Buttress is a prominent buttress-type mountain near the center of the Skelton Icefalls in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for Ernest E. Angino, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1959–60.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Angino Buttress". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.