Mount Dickerson
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Mount Dickerson is a prominent mountain
, standing 6 km (4 mi) east of Mount Kirkpatrick
in the Queen Alexandra Range
in East Antarctica
. The mountain was named by US-ACAN for LCDR Richard G. Dickerson, US Navy, VX-6
aircraft commander during US naval operations in 1964.
Mountain
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, standing 6 km (4 mi) east of Mount Kirkpatrick
Mount Kirkpatrick
Mount Kirkpatrick is a lofty, generally ice-free mountain in Antarctica's Queen Alexandra Range. Located 8 km west of Mount Dickerson, Mt. Kirkpatrick is the highest point in the Queen Alexandra Range, as well as in its parent range, the Transantarctic Mountains...
in the Queen Alexandra Range
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
in East Antarctica
East Antarctica
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority of the Antarctic continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains...
. The mountain was named by US-ACAN for LCDR Richard G. Dickerson, US Navy, VX-6
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
aircraft commander during US naval operations in 1964.