Richmond Peak () is the central and culminating peak (3,595 m) of the
Toney Mountain
Toney Mountain is an elongated snow-covered shield volcano, long and rising to at Richmond Peak, located southwest of Kohler Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
Toney Mountain is an elongated volcanic massif that rises from a basaltic lava ...
massif in
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...
. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
(USGS) from ground surveys and
U.S. Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...
air photos, 1959–71. Named by
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 ...
(US-ACAN) for
Addison E. Richmond
Addison may refer to:
Places Canada
* Addison, Ontario
United States
*Addison, Alabama
* Addison, Illinois
*Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois which runs by Wrigley Field
* Addison, Kentucky
* Addison, Maine
* Addison, Michigan
* Addison, New Y ...
, Jr., of the
U.S. Dept. of State, Chairman of the
Interagency Committee on Antarctica, 1971–72.
Mountains of Marie Byrd Land
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