Linder Peak
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Linder Peak is a somewhat lower but very imposing peak standing immediately south of Mount Dolence
in the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Harold W. Linder, geophysicist with the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Ross Ice Shelf
party, 1961-62.
Mount Dolence
Mount Dolence is a remarkably spired bare rock mountain, 1,950 m, located in the northwest extremity of the Enterprise Hills and separated from Edson Hills by the upper part of Union Glacier, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains...
in the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
, Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States 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, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Harold W. Linder, geophysicist with the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
party, 1961-62.