Mount Tuve
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Mount Tuve is a mountain
(935 m) whose summit rises above the ice surface just south of the base of Wirth Peninsula
, Ellsworth Land
. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE), 1947-48, under Finn Ronne
. He named it for Merle Antony Tuve, Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
of the Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC, who furnished instruments for the expedition.
Mountain
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(935 m) whose summit rises above the ice surface just south of the base of Wirth Peninsula
Wirth Peninsula
Wirth Peninsula is a broad ice-covered peninsula, 20 nautical miles long, between Eltanin Bay and Fladerer Bay in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
, Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land is that portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of Ronne Ice Shelf. It extends between 103°24'W and 79°45'W...
. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
(RARE), 1947-48, under Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne was a U.S. Antarctic explorer.-Background:Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne , was a polar explorer and served in Roald Amundsen's successful expedition to the South Pole...
. He named it for Merle Antony Tuve, Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Earth's magnetic field
Earth's magnetic field is the magnetic field that extends from the Earth's inner core to where it meets the solar wind, a stream of energetic particles emanating from the Sun...
of the Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC, who furnished instruments for the expedition.