- Mount Madison (Antarctica)
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Mount Madison (80°26′S 160°10′E / 80.433°S 160.167°E) is a prominent, largely ice-covered mountain, 1,385 m, rising 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Cape Selborne, on the south side of Byrd Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Douglas W. Madison, aide to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica, 1961–62, and Public Information Officer, 1963-64.
Madison Terrace (80°32′S 160°18′E / 80.533°S 160.3°E) is a rectangular terrace, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, abutting the south part of Mount Madison on Shackleton Coast. Ice draining from Mount Madison covers the terrace, which terminates in a line of icefalls within Couzens Bay. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with Mount Madison.
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