| Mount Chider | |
|---|---|
  Mount Chider | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,110 m (10,200 ft) |
| Coordinates | 72°6′S169°10′E / 72.100°S 169.167°E /-72.100; 169.167 (Mount Chider) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Borchgrevink Coast,Victoria Land,Antarctica |
| Parent range | Admiralty Mountains |
Mount Chider (72°6′S169°10′E / 72.100°S 169.167°E /-72.100; 169.167 (Mount Chider)) is a notable mountain, 3,110 metres (10,200 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Mount Hart in theAdmiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica.[1]
Mount Chider was mapped by theUnited States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and fromUnited States Navy air photos, 1960–64.It was named by the United StatesAdvisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Chider, helicopter pilot with U.S. Navy SquadronVX-6 atMcMurdo Station inOperation Deep Freeze 1968.[1]
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Mount Chider lies on the line of mountains between theFreimanis Glacier to the southwest and theKirk Glacier andIronside Glacier to the northeast.Peaks in this group include, from north to south, Mount Pearigen, Mount Hart, Mount Chider, Mount Herschel and Mount Peacock.[2]
72°01′S168°50′E / 72.017°S 168.833°E /-72.017; 168.833. A prominent mountain 3,020 metres (9,910 ft) high standing 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Mount Hart. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Jare M. Pearigen, United States Navy, helicopter pilot in Operation Deep Freeze 1968, 1969 and 1970.[3]
72°05′S169°05′E / 72.083°S 169.083°E /-72.083; 169.083. A mountain over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Chider. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Vemon D. Hart, officer in charge of the United States Navy Squadron VX-6 winter party at McMurdo Station, 1968.[4]
72°12′S169°31′E / 72.200°S 169.517°E /-72.200; 169.517. A conspicuous peak 3,335 metres (10,942 ft) high standing 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier from the south . Discovered in 1841 by SirJames Clark Ross, who named this feature for SirJohn Herschel, noted English astronomer.[5]
72°13′S169°27′E / 72.217°S 169.450°E /-72.217; 169.450. A high peak 3,210 metres (10,530 ft) high standing directly at the head of Kelly Glacier, 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) southwest of Mount Herschel. Discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named it for the Very Reverend DoctorGeorge Peacock, Dean of Ely.[6]
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