Mount Tedrow
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Mount Tedrow is a mountain
in the Queen Elizabeth Range
, 1,490 m, standing at the east side of the mouth of DeBreuck Glacier
at its juncture with Kent Glacier
. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Jack V. Tedrow, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist at McMurdo Station
, 1959–60, 1960-61.
Mountain
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in the Queen Elizabeth Range
Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)
The Queen Elizabeth Range is a rugged mountain range in Antarctica paralleling the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 160 km from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham , is the highest elevation in the range.Named by J.H. Miller of the New Zealand party...
, 1,490 m, standing at the east side of the mouth of DeBreuck Glacier
DeBreuck Glacier
DeBreuck Glacier is a glacier, 8 nautical miles long, which is a southern tributary to Kent Glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62...
at its juncture with Kent Glacier
Kent Glacier
Kent Glacier is a glacier which drains the east side of Markham Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range and flows east for about 15 nautical miles to enter Lowery Glacier. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition after the English county and the Dukedom...
. Mapped by the 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 tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. 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 Jack V. Tedrow, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, 1959–60, 1960-61.