Mount Fries

Mount Fries (80°57′S 156°36′E / 80.950°S 156.600°E / -80.950; 156.600Coordinates: 80°57′S 156°36′E / 80.950°S 156.600°E / -80.950; 156.600) is a prominent peak, 1,985 metres (6,510 ft) high, standing just south of the mouth of Zeller Glacier and being one of the westernmost summits along the south wall of Byrd Glacier. The peak is part of the Transantarctic Mountain chain which separates East Antarctica from West Antarctica. The mountain was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert H. Fries, the aurora scientist at the South Pole Station during Operation Deepfreeze 1963.[1] As the first graduate astronomer to winter-over at the South Pole, Fries recognized and commented in his annual summary report that the location would be ideal for certain long-term astronomical studies. Several significant projects of that nature are now being conducted at South Pole Station.

References

  1. ↑ "Fries, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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