Dikstra Buttresses

The Dikstra Buttresses (

69°48′S 69°53′W / 69.800°S 69.883°W / -69.800; -69.883Coordinates: 69°48′S 69°53′W / 69.800°S 69.883°W / -69.800; -69.883) are a group of summits rising to about 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) on the western side of the Douglas Range, northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. Surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975–76, they were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980 after , a BAS geophysicist at Adelaide Island and Rothera Station, 1974–77.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Dikstra Buttresses". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)