Mount Riddolls
Mountain in the Antarctic
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::summary Mountain in the Antarctic ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Riddolls |
| elevation_m | 3295 |
| range | Victory Mountains, Rudolph Glacier |
| location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| map | Antarctica |
| coordinates | |
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| name = Mount Riddolls | other_name = | photo = | photo_size = | photo_alt = | photo_caption = | elevation = | elevation_m = 3295 | elevation_ft = | elevation_ref = | prominence = | prominence_m = | prominence_ft = | listing = | range = Victory Mountains, Rudolph Glacier | parent_peak = | location = Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica | map = Antarctica | map_alt = | map_caption = | map_relief = | map_size = | label = | label_position = | coordinates = | topo = | type = | volcanic_arc/belt = | age = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Mount Riddolls () is a very prominent mountain, 3,295 m high, situated directly at the head of Rudolph Glacier in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Name
Mount Riddolls was named by the Mariner Glacier geology party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) of 1966–67, for Bruce W. Riddolls, the assistant geologist with the party.
Location
Mount Riddolls is in the Victory Mountains above the head of the Borchgrevink Glacier. The Hand Glacier is to the south. It is east of the Malta Plateau and southwest of Mount Freeman The Clapp Ridge, Stever Ridge and Hackerman Ridge radiate from the mountain, as does the ridge that holds Mount Frosch. Mount Lopatin stands on the Stever Ridge.
Features
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/C72189s1_Ant.Map_Cape_Hallet.jpg" caption="North of plateau Peak in southwest of map"] ::
Clapp Ridge
Stever Ridge
Mount Lopatin
Mount Frosch
Hackerman Ridge
Mount Randall
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-01-30 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C72189s1_Ant.Map_Cape_Hallet.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-10 |title=Cape Hallet |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref= }}
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