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Eskimo Point
Nash Ridge () is a high, massive ridge of eastern Eisenhower Range, about long and wide, projecting between the flow of the O'Kane Glacier and Priestley Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming Nash Ridge was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955–63. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harold A. Nash, biologist at McMurdo Station in the 1965-66 and 1966–67 seasons. Location Nash Ridge trends in a northwest-southeast direction. The Priestly Glacier flows past the northeast side of the ridge, and the O'Kane Glacier flows down the southwest side. They join at the southern tip of the ridge. Features of the ridge, from north to south, include Mount Meister, Mount Borgstrom and Lowry Bluff. Nearby features include Eskimo Point, to the west, and Mount New Zealand and Timber Peak to the northwest. Features Features and nearby features include, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisenhower Range
The Eisenhower Range () is a majestic mountain range, about long and rising to , which rises between Reeves Névé on the west, Reeves Glacier on the south, and Priestley Glacier on the north and east, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The range is flat topped and descends gradually to Reeves Névé, but is steep cliffed and marked by sharp spurs along the Priestley Glacier. It is in the north of the Prince Albert Mountains, southwest of the Deep Freeze Range Exploration and name The Eisenhower Range was probably observed by most early expeditions due to its prominence as viewed from the Ross Sea. The range was mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955–63. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (, US-ACAN) for Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was President of the United States in 1954, at the time when the U.S. Navy's Operation Deep Freeze Operation Deep Freeze is the code name for a series of United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
