Mount Fries
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Mount Fries is a prominent peak, 1,985 m, standing just south of the mouth of Zeller Glacier
and being one of the westernmost summits along the south wall of Byrd Glacier
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Robert H. Fries, aurora scientist at the South Pole Station, 1963.
Zeller Glacier
Zeller Glacier is a glacier about 10 miles long, flowing west-northwest to enter the south side of Byrd Glacier just north of Mount Fries. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Edward J. Zeller, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1959-60 and 1960-61 seasons....
and being one of the westernmost summits along the south wall of Byrd Glacier
Byrd Glacier
The Byrd Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, about 136 km long and 24 km wide, draining an extensive area of the polar plateau and flowing eastward between the Britannia Range and Churchill Mountains to discharge into the Ross Ice Shelf at Barne Inlet.Named by the NZ-APC after Rear...
. 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 Robert H. Fries, aurora scientist at the South Pole Station, 1963.