Mount Madison (Antarctica)

Mount Madison (80°26′S 160°10′E / 80.433°S 160.167°E / -80.433; 160.167Coordinates: 80°26′S 160°10′E / 80.433°S 160.167°E / -80.433; 160.167) is a prominent, largely ice-covered mountain in Antarctica, rising to 1,385 metres (4,540 ft) 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Cape Selborne, on the south side of Byrd Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Douglas W. Madison, aide to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica, 1961–62, and Public Information Officer, 1963–64.[1]

Madison Terrace (80°32′S 160°18′E / 80.533°S 160.300°E / -80.533; 160.300) is a rectangular terrace, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, abutting the south part of Mount Madison on Shackleton Coast. Ice draining from Mount Madison covers the terrace, which terminates in a line of icefalls within Couzens Bay. Named by US-ACAN in association with Mount Madison.

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Madison". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

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