Mount Aldrich
Mountain in Oates Land, Antarctica
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::summary Mountain in Oates Land, Antarctica ::
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| Field | Value |
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| country_type | Continent |
| country | Antarctica |
| parent | Britannia Range |
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| map | Antarctica |
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| name= | photo= | photo_caption= | country_type=Continent | country=Antarctica | region_type = | region= | parent= Britannia Range | border= | geology= | period= | orogeny= | length_km= | length_orientation= | width_km= | width_orientation= | highest= | elevation_m= | elevation_ref= | coordinates = | coordinates_ref= | range_coordinates = | range_coordinates_ref = | map=Antarctica | map_caption= Mount Aldrich () is a massive, somewhat flat-topped mountain standing at the east side of Ragotzkie Glacier in the Britannia Range, Antarctica.
Discovery and name
Mount Aldrich was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE; 1901–04) and named for Admiral Pelham Aldrich, who gave assistance to Robert Falcon Scott in preparing the expedition.
Location
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Mount Aldridge is in the east of the Britannia Range. It lies on the main ridge, to the northeast of Mount McClintock, and overlooks the head of the Ragotzkie Glacier to the west. Its southern slopes drain to the Merrick Glacier and to other tributaries of the Byrd Glacier.
Northern features
Waldrip Ledge
A conspicuous area of relatively level exposed rock along the north margin of Britannia Range. The feature about 6 sqnmi and rising to about 900 m high is located on the east side of the terminus of Ragotzkie Glacier at the juncture with Hatherton Glacier. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Mr. D. Waldrip of Holmes and Narver, Inc., camp manager of the United States Antarctic Research Program (United States ArmyRP) Darwin Glacier Field Camp in the 1978-79 season. The camp was near this feature.
Benson Bluff
A distinctive triangular rock bluff about 1300 m high at the west side of Ragotzkie Icefall. Named by the US-ACAN after Dale P. Benson, United States Geological Survey (USGS) cartographer who conducted surveys at South Pole Station, 1993-94, and supported the first airborne GPS controlled photogrammetry project, which established photo control on Black Island and positioned the location of seismographic equipment on the flanks of Mount Erebus.
Jacobs Peak
Ward Tower
A prominent mountain, 2760 m high, located 3 nmi east-northeast of Mount Aldrich on the main ridge of Britannia Range. Named by the US-ACAN after Commander Edward M. Ward, United States Navy, commanding officer of United States Navy (United States Navy) Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze I and II, 1955-56 and 1956-57.
Mount Rhone
The highest peak 2020 m high in Bucknell Ridge in the northeast part of Britannia Range. Named by the US-ACAN after Christopher M. Rhone, a communications officer with United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1992-94; Director of Information Systems with ASA, 1994-2000.
Bucknell Ridge
Southern features
Johnson Spire
Nebraska Peaks
Borowski Peak
Sternberg Peak
Rand Peak
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=17985 |name=Benson Bluff}}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=17986 |name=Borowski Peak}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C80195s1_Ant.Map_Cape_Selborne.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-13 |title=Cape Selborne |year=1960 |publisher=USGS United States Geologic Survey |ref= }}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=18027 |name=Johnson Spire}}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=18064 |name=Mount Rhone}}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=18044 |name=Nebraska Peaks}}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=18048 |name=Rand Peak}}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=18069 |name=Sternberg Peak}}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=18070 |name=Waldrip Ledge}}
- {{cite gnis2 |type=antarid |id=18072 |name=Ward Tower}}
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