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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== |
Revision as of 17:43, 8 May 2018
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.