Richmond Peak
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Richmond Peak is the central and culminating peak (3,595 m) of the Toney Mountain
massif in Marie Byrd Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-71. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Addison E. Richmond, Jr., of the U.S. Dept. of State, Chairman of the Interagency Committee on Antarctica, 1971-72.
Toney Mountain
Toney Mountain is an elongated snow-covered shield volcano, 60 km long and rising to 3,595 m in Richmond Peak, located 56 km SW of Kohler Range in Marie Byrd Land...
massif in Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. Mapped by 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,...
(USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-71. 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 Addison E. Richmond, Jr., of the U.S. Dept. of State, Chairman of the Interagency Committee on Antarctica, 1971-72.