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[[File:Orientation to Fosdick Mountains.jpg|thumb|Researchers in the Fosdick Mountains]] | [[File:Orientation to Fosdick Mountains.jpg|thumb|Researchers in the Fosdick Mountains]] | ||
The '''Fosdick Mountains''' (76°32′S 144°45′W) are an east–west trending mountain range with marked serrate outlines, standing along the south side of [[Balchen Glacier]] at the head of Block Bay, in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Fosdick Mountains''' (76°32′S 144°45′W) are an east–west trending mountain range with marked serrate outlines, standing along the south side of [[Balchen Glacier]] at the head of [[Block Bay]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The mountains were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929, and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for Raymond B. Fosdick, who became president of the Rockefeller Foundation. | The mountains were discovered by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1929, and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for Raymond B. Fosdick, who became president of the Rockefeller Foundation. | ||
[[File:Fosdick Mts.png|thumb|Map of the Fosdick Mountains]] | |||
==Features== | |||
* [[Mount Perkins]] | |||
* [[Mount Lockhart]] | |||
* [[Mount Avers]] | |||
* [[Neptune Nunataks]] | |||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 16 January 2020
The Fosdick Mountains (76°32′S 144°45′W) are an east–west trending mountain range with marked serrate outlines, standing along the south side of Balchen Glacier at the head of Block Bay, in the Ford Ranges of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The mountains were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929, and named by Richard E. Byrd for Raymond B. Fosdick, who became president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
