The Anderson Massif is a prominent ice-covered massif about 10 nautical miles (20 km) across and rising to a height of 2,190 metres (7,190 ft), located at the junction of Splettstoesser Glacier and Minnesota Glacier in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John J. Anderson, a geologist who was field leader of the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1961–62.[1]
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References
edit- ^ "Anderson Massif". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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79°10′S 84°45′W / 79.167°S 84.750°W
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