Mount Treadwell

Mount Treadwell is a mountain (820 m) at the southeast extremity of the Swanson Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

Mount Treadwell
Mount Treadwell
Highest point
Elevation820 m (2,690 ft)
Naming
EtymologyNamed for Captain T.K. Treadwell of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
Geography
LocationMarie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeSwanson Mountains

It was mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65). It was named in 1969 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain T.K. Treadwell, U.S. Navy, who earlier had been Deputy Commander as well as Commander, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office.

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


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