Husky Dome
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Husky Dome is a snow dome rising to 3,580 m, marking the highest point of Husky Heights
, between the heads of Brandau Glacier
and Ramsey Glacier
in the Queen Maud Mountains
. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1961–62, after their Husky dogs which they drove to the summit of this feature.
Husky Heights
Husky Heights is a relatively flat, ice-covered heights 4 nautical miles southeast of Haynes Table, overlooking the head of Brandau Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with Husky Dome , the highest point on these heights....
, between the heads of Brandau Glacier
Brandau Glacier
Brandau Glacier is a wide tributary glacier, long, flowing westward from an ice divide between Haynes Table and Husky Heights to enter Keltie Glacier just west of Ford Spur. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, pilot with...
and Ramsey Glacier
Ramsey Glacier
Ramsey Glacier is a glacier about 45 nautical miles long, originating in the Bush Mountains near the edge of the polar plateau and flowing north to the Ross Ice Shelf eastward of Den Hartog Peak...
in the Queen Maud Mountains
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1961–62, after their Husky dogs which they drove to the summit of this feature.