Mount Johns
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Mount Johns is a solitary nunatak
rising 90 m above the ice surface, about 50 nautical miles (90 km) west of the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. Discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party on January 27, 1958, and named for Robert H. Johns
(1932–58), an IGY Byrd Station
meteorologist (1957) who died in the Arctic following his tour of duty at Byrd Station.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
rising 90 m above the ice surface, about 50 nautical miles (90 km) west of the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
, Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
. Discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party on January 27, 1958, and named for Robert H. Johns
Robert H. Johns
Bob Johns is an American meteorologist specializing in severe convective storms and tornadoes. Johns spent his career in forecasting and forecaster training. Now retired, he is working on a project reanalyzing the Tri-State Tornado...
(1932–58), an IGY Byrd Station
Byrd Station
Byrd Station refers to a research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica at 80°, 120°W...
meteorologist (1957) who died in the Arctic following his tour of duty at Byrd Station.