Taff y Bryn

Taff y Bryn (76°43′S 161°25′E / 76.717°S 161.417°E / -76.717; 161.417Coordinates: 76°43′S 161°25′E / 76.717°S 161.417°E / -76.717; 161.417) is a ridgelike summit capped by dolerite (about 1,600 m), situated 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Flagship Mountain from which it is separated by a snow col, in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. Named after the River Taff in Wales, the toponym in Welsh literally means "Hill of the Taff." Named by the 1976–77 Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) led by Christopher J. Burgess.

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