Ricker Dome
Ricker Dome (82°4′S 162°43′E / 82.067°S 162.717°ECoordinates: 82°4′S 162°43′E / 82.067°S 162.717°E) is a snow-free summit, 1,720 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Smith Bluff in the Nash Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Karl E. Ricker, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Sound, 1961.
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