Colwell Massif
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Colwell Massif is a rugged rock massif
Massif
In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole...

, about 4 miles (6 km) long, rising to 2635 metre between Palais Glacier
Palais Glacier
Palais Glacier is a broad glacier, about 8 nautical miles long, flowing north between Wilkniss Mountains and Colwell Massif to enter Ferrar Glacier, in Victoria Land...

, Ferrar Glacier
Ferrar Glacier
The Ferrar Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range to New Harbour in McMurdo Sound. The glacier makes a right turn northeast of Knobhead, where it is apposed, i.e., joined in Siamese-twin fashion, to Taylor Glacier...

, and Rotunda Glacier
Rotunda Glacier
Rotunda Glacier is a tributary glacier flowing north between Ugolini Peak and La Count Mountain into upper Ferrar Glacier, Victoria Land. The name Rotunda Glacier was used for this feature in the report "Tephra in Glacier Ice" by J.R. Keys, P.W. Anderton, and P.R. Kyle following the 1973-74 and...

, in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...

. 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...

 in 1994 after Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell is an environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. She became the 11th Director of the United States National Science Foundation on August 4, 1998....

, marine microbiologist who has conducted field research in Antarctica; member of National Science Board
National Science Board
The National Science Board of the United States is composed of 25 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate, representing the broad U.S. science and engineering community. The Board establishes the policies of the National Science Foundation within the framework...

 (1983–90) who chaired Presidential committee on National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...

 roles in the polar regions; from 1991, President, Maryland Biotechnology Institute, University of Maryland
University of Maryland
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