Mount Tidd
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Mount Tidd is a prominent rock peak
which is the highest summit in Pirrit Hills
. The peak was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 10, 1958. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Paul Tidd, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of Ellsworth Station
in 1958.
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...
which is the highest summit in Pirrit Hills
Pirrit Hills
Pirrit Hills is an isolated group of peaks and nunataks about 7 nautical miles in extent, lying southward of the Ellsworth Mountains, between the Heritage Range and Nash Hills. The feature was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party in December 1958...
. The peak was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 10, 1958. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Paul Tidd, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge of Ellsworth Station
Ellsworth Station
The Ellsworth Station was an Antarctic base established by the United States during the 1957 International Geophysical Year. The base was soon handed over to Argentina and subsequently abandoned and covered with ice in 1962.-History:...
in 1958.