Caldwell Peak () is a
peak north of
Mount Terra Nova
Mount Terra Nova is a snow-covered inactive volcanic mountain, , between Mount Erebus and Mount Terror on Ross Island. It was first mapped by the ''Discovery'' expedition in 1901–04, and named for '' Terra Nova'', the relief ship for this e ...
on
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound. Ross Island lies within the boundaries of Ross Dependency, an area of Antarctica claimed by N ...
. The feature rises to about , south of
Oamaru Peak. At the suggestion of
P.R. Kyle, it was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(2000) after
David A. Caldwell
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
, geologist,
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech and formerly New Mexico School of Mines) is a public university in Socorro, New Mexico. It offers over 30 bachelor of science degrees in technology, the sciences, engineering, man ...
, who worked two field seasons on
Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus () is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica (after Mount Sidley), the highest active volcano in Antarctica, and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It is the sixth-highest ultra mountain on the continent.
With a summ ...
(first one, 1986–87); completed M.S. thesis on lava flows at the Mount Erebus summit.
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References
Mountains of Ross Island
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