Siege Dome
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Siege Dome is a small, ice-covered prominence standing to the south of the head of Hood Glacier
, close southeast of Mount Patrick
in the Commonwealth Range
. Named by the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition (1959-60) because while attempting to establish a survey station here, they met with an eight day snow storm.
Hood Glacier
Hood Glacier is a glacier about 25 nautical miles long draining northward from Siege Dome in the Commonwealth Range. It enters Ross Ice Shelf between that range and Separation Range. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of British Antarctic Expedition under Ernest Shackleton. Named for Admiral...
, close southeast of Mount Patrick
Mount Patrick
Mount Patrick is a massive largely ice-covered mountain in the Commonwealth Range, rising to 2,380 m just east of Wedge Face on the east side of the Beardmore Glacier. Discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09....
in the Commonwealth Range
Commonwealth Range
The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, 100 km long, located on the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ice Shelf to Keltie Glacier...
. Named by the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition (1959-60) because while attempting to establish a survey station here, they met with an eight day snow storm.