Mount Riddolls
Mount Riddolls is a very prominent mountain, 3,295 metres (10,810 ft), situated directly at the head of Rudolph Glacier in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land.[2] Named by the Mariner Glacier geology party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1966–67, for Bruce W. Riddolls, assistant geologist with the party.[3]
Mount Riddolls | |
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Mount Riddolls | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,295 m (10,810 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 72°48′S 167°46′E |
Geography | |
Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Parent range | Victory Mountains, Rudolph Glacier |
References
- Mount Riddolls Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Riddolls". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
- Tom Kitchin Life story: Geologist Dr Bruce Riddolls committed to the craft Stuff Aug 17 2019
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