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478:. A rock cliff along Torbert Escarpment, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northeast of Mount Torbert. Named by US-ACAN for Robert E. Ramsey, storekeeper at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.
352:. A line of low nunataks standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east of Rivas Peaks. Named by US-ACAN for Loren Brown, Jr., aviation machinist at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.
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