Mount Franklin (Antarctica)

Mount Franklin is a peak standing between Breckinridge Peak and Washington Ridge in the south group of the Rockefeller Mountains, on Edward VII Peninsula in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on January 27, 1929. The name was applied by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41), which established a seismic station camp on this peak.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Franklin (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 78°5′S 154°57′W / 78.083°S 154.95°W / -78.083; -154.95

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