Anderson Dome
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Anderson Dome is a prominent ice-covered
dome mountain
rising to 1475 metre on the east side of Gopher Glacier
, 4 miles (6 km) east of the similar-appearing Bonnabeau Dome
, in the Jones Mountains
. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota
Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and named by them for Joe M. Anderson, United States Geological Survey
topographic engineer with the party.
Ice cap
An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area . Masses of ice covering more than 50 000 km² are termed an ice sheet....
dome mountain
Dome Mountain
Round Mountain is a mountain in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Dease Lake.Round Mountain is a volcanic feature of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province that formed in the past 1.6 million years of the Pleistocene epoch....
rising to 1475 metre on the east side of Gopher Glacier
Gopher Glacier
Gopher Glacier is a glacier descending from Christoffersen Heights and draining north between Bonnabeau Dome and Anderson Dome, in the Jones Mountains. Mapped and named by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. Gopher is the nickname of the University of Minnesota and of the...
, 4 miles (6 km) east of the similar-appearing Bonnabeau Dome
Bonnabeau Dome
Bonnabeau Dome is a prominent ice-covered dome mountain rising on the west side of Gopher Glacier, west of the similar-appearing Anderson Dome, in the Jones Mountains. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and named by them for Dr. Raymond C. Bonnabeau, Jr.,...
, in the Jones Mountains
Jones Mountains
The Jones Mountains are an isolated group of mountains, trending generally east-west for 43 km , situated on the Eights Coast, Ellsworth Land, about 80 km south of Dustin Island...
. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and named by them for Joe M. Anderson, United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
topographic engineer with the party.