Mount Chider is a notable mountain, 3,110 metres (10,200 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (4 km) southeast of Mount Hart in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Chider, helicopter pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station in Operation Deep Freeze 1968.[1]
Mount Chider | |
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Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,110 m (10,200 ft) |
Coordinates | 72°6′S 169°10′E |
Geography | |
Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Parent range | Admiralty Mountains |
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Chider, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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