Anderson Pyramid
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Anderson Pyramid is a distinctive pyramidal peak
, the southernmost member of the Bigler Nunataks
, in the Usarp Mountains
of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Staff Sergeant
Robert J. Anderson, U. S. Army, non-commissioned officer in charge of the enlisted detachment of the helicopter group supporting the United States Geological Survey
survey Topo East-West, 1962–63, which included the survey of this feature.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, the southernmost member of the Bigler Nunataks
Bigler Nunataks
The Bigler Nunataks are a cluster of notable nunataks lying southeastward of Pomerantz Tableland between Keim Peak and Lovejoy Glacier. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960–62, and named by the Advisory Committee on...
, in the Usarp Mountains
Usarp Mountains
The Usarp Mountains is a major Antarctic mountain range, lying westward of the Rennick Glacier and trending N-S for about . The feature is bounded to the north by Pryor Glacier and the Wilson Hills...
of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company.-Australia:...
Robert J. Anderson, U. S. Army, non-commissioned officer in charge of the enlisted detachment of the helicopter group supporting the 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,...
survey Topo East-West, 1962–63, which included the survey of this feature.