Strider Rock

Strider Rock (

78°2′S 155°26′W / 78.033°S 155.433°W / -78.033; -155.433Coordinates: 78°2′S 155°26′W / 78.033°S 155.433°W / -78.033; -155.433) is a rock 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Mount Nilsen in the Rockefeller Mountains of Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica.^[1]

Discovery and naming[]

Strider Rock was discovered by the 1st Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929. Strider Rock was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for , Aviation Machinist's Mate, United States Navy, crew member on the ski-equipped R4D Skytrain in which Rear Admiral George J. Dufek made the first aircraft landing at the geographic South Pole on 31 October 1956.^[1]

References[]

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