- Mount Crabtree
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Mount Crabtree (77°0′S 144°58′W / 77°S 144.967°W) is a mountain (820 m) 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-southeast of Mount Fonda in the north-central part of the Swanson Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) under R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Named for Dr. E. Granville Crabtree, urologist, who was a consultant in the preparation stages of "Operation Highjump II" (which was cancelled) and for Operation Deep Freeze I (1955–56), for which Admiral Byrd was Officer in Charge, U.S. Antarctic Program.
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