Mount Pasco
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Mount Pasco is a mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...

 standing westward of Edward VIII Bay
Edward VIII Bay
Edward VIII Bay is a bay about 20 miles in extent, located between Edward VIII Plateau and the Øygarden Group of islands. The head of the bay is occupied by the Edward VIII Ice Shelf...

, 18 nautical miles (33 km) west-southwest of Mount Storegutt
Mount Storegutt
Mount Storegutt is a mountain, 1,465 m, standing 28 nautical miles west of Edward VIII Bay and 10 nautical miles south of Jennings Bluff It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936–37 and was named Storegutt ....

. It was plotted from aerial photos taken by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...

) in 1956 and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Commander C. Pasco, Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

, a member of the Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee of 1886.
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