Ricker Dome
Ricker Dome (82°4′S 162°43′E / 82.067°S 162.717°ECoordinates: 82°4′S 162°43′E / 82.067°S 162.717°E) is a snow-free summit, 1,720 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Smith Bluff in the Nash Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for , United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Sound, 1961.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Ricker Dome". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Mountains of the Ross Dependency
- Shackleton Coast
- Shackleton Coast geography stubs