Mount Brice
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Mount Brice is a mountain 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Mount Abrams
in the Behrendt Mountains
, Palmer Land
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Neil M. Brice, radioscience researcher in this area at Camp Sky-Hi, summer 1961–62.
Mount Abrams
Mount Abrams is a mountain east of Mount Brice, in the Behrendt Mountains. Discovered and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition 1947–48, under Finn Ronne. Named by Ronne for Talbert Abrams, a noted photogrammetric engineer and instrument manufacturer, who was a...
in the Behrendt Mountains
Behrendt Mountains
The Behrendt Mountains is a group of mountains, 32 km long, aligned in the form of a horseshoe with the opening to the southwest, standing 11 km SW of Merrick Mountains at the base of the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered and photographed from the air by the RARE, 1947-48, under Finn...
, Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
. It was mapped by 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,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and 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 Neil M. Brice, radioscience researcher in this area at Camp Sky-Hi, summer 1961–62.