geo.wikisort.org - MountainsMount Fordell (80°19′S 82°9′W) is a mountain, 1,670 metres (5,480 ft) high, marking the south end of the Marble Hills in the Heritage Range, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant William D. Fordell, U.S. Navy, a co-pilot of LC-47 aircraft, who perished in a plane crash on the Ross Ice Shelf on February 2, 1966.[1]
Mountain in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
See also
References
- "Fordell, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Fordell, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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Der Mount Fordell ist ein 1670 m[1] hoher Berg im westantarktischen Ellsworthland. In der Heritage Range des Ellsworthgebirges ragt er im südwestlichen Abschnitt der Marble Hills auf.
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