Mount Dover

Not to be confused with Mount Dovers.
Mount Dover
Highest point
Elevation1,645 m (5,397 ft)
Coordinates83°46′S 55°50′W / 83.767°S 55.833°W / -83.767; -55.833 (Mount Dover)
Geography
LocationAntarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent rangeNeptune Range

Mount Dover (83°46′S 55°50′W / 83.767°S 55.833°W / -83.767; -55.833 (Mount Dover)) is a mountain in Antarctica, 1,645 metres (5,397 ft) high, surmounting the southeast end of Gale Ridge where the ridge abuts the Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains.[1]

Exploration and name

Mount Dover was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs in 1956–66- It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James H. Dover, a geologist with the Patuxent Range field party in 1962–63. [2]

Location

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Northern part of the Neptune Range

Mount Dover is towards the south of the Washington Escarpment, west of the Iroquois Plateau and east of the Roderick Valley. It is north of Mount Hawkes, Bennett Spires and the Barnes Icefalls, and south of the Nelson Peak. The Gale Ridge extends northwest from Mount Dover, and includes Mount Cowart and Kinsella Peak.[3]

Nearby features

Barnes Icefalls

83°49′S 55°53′W / 83.817°S 55.883°W / -83.817; -55.883. The icefalls along Washington Escarpment between Mount Dover and Bennett Spires. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for James C. Barnes, meteorologist and station scientific leader at Ellsworth Station, winter 1962.[4]

Gale Ridge

83°41′S 56°27′W / 83.683°S 56.450°W / -83.683; -56.450. A ridge, 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) long, extending northwestward from Mount Dover. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Phillip L. Gale, meteorologist at Ellsworth Station, winter 1962.[5]

Mount Cowart

83°42′S 56°09′W / 83.700°S 56.150°W / -83.700; -56.150. A peak, 1,245 metres (4,085 ft) high, midway along Gale Ridge. Mapped by USGS from surveys and air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for M. Sergeant Ray J. Cowart, United States Air Force, flight engineer and member of the Electronic Test Unit in the Pensacola Mountains, summer 1957-58.[6]

Kinsella Peak

83°41′S 56°53′W / 83.683°S 56.883°W / -83.683; -56.883. A peak along the south side of Gale Ridge, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of Mount Cowart. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for William R. Kinsella, electronics technician at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.[7]

References

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 197.
  2. ^ Alberts 1995, pp. 197–198.
  3. ^ Schmidt Hills USGS.
  4. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 46.
  5. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 266.
  6. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 157.
  7. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 393.

Sources

  • Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
  • Schmidt Hills, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-03-18{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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