Eastwind Ridge is in the north of the Convoy Range, in the lower part of the map
Mount Schmidtmanedit
76°34′00″S161°00′00″E / 76.5666667°S 161°E / -76.5666667; 161 A peak to the north of Mount Naab at the northeast end of Eastwind Ridge. Named in association with Eastwind Ridge after Captain R.D. Schmidtman, United States Coast Guard (USCG), commander of the icebreaker USCGC Eastwind in the Ross Seas Ship Group in Operation Deep Freeze, 1960.[2]
Drifter Cirqueedit
76°35′00″S161°02′00″E / 76.5833333°S 161.0333333°E / -76.5833333; 161.0333333 A cirque between Mount Schmidtman and Mount Naab at the northeast end of Eastwind Ridge. Iceflow from Eastwind Ridge is insufficient to carry surficial moraine away into Fry Glacier and moraines lie in a tangled eddy. So named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) which also considered the name Eddy Cirque.[3]
Mount Naabedit
76°36′S160°56′E / 76.600°S 160.933°E / -76.600; 160.933. A mountain, 1,710 metres (5,610 ft) high, which surmounts the east part of Eastwind Ridge. Mapped by USGS from ground swveys and Navy air photos. Named by US-ACAN in 1964 for Captain Joseph Naab, Jr., USCG, commanding officer of the icebreaker Eastwind during 1961 and 1962.[4]
Riptide Cirqueedit
76°37′S160°51′E / 76.617°S 160.850°E / -76.617; 160.850. A glacial cirque on the south wall of Eastwind Ridge immediately west of Mount Naab. Icefalls at the head provide the main ice flow into the Towle Glacier. One of the nautical names in Convoy Range. The name was applied by a 1989-90 NZARP field party to describe the fastest flowing tributary to Towle Glacier.[5]
Slackwater Cirqueedit
76°38′S160°45′E / 76.633°S 160.750°E / -76.633; 160.750. The westernmost cirque on Eastwind Ridge which is connected to the "dead" western terminus of Towle Glacier. So little ice from Eastwind Ridge enters the cirque that it barely makes any contribution to the west end of the Towle Glacier and arcuate supraglacial moraines remain drifting within the cirque. So named by a 1989-90 NZARP field party to describe the sluggish ice flow of this cirque.[6]
Nearby featuresedit
Wyandot Ridgeedit
76°36′S160°30′E / 76.600°S 160.500°E / -76.600; 160.500. A rocky ridge at the west side of Chattahoochee Glacier. It extends northward from the northwest end of the Convoy Range. Mapped by the USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named in 1964 by US-ACAN after the USS Wyandot, a cargo vessel in the American convoy to McMurdo Sound in several years beginning with the 1955–56 season.[7]
eastwind, ridge, broad, partially, covered, ridge, about, nautical, miles, long, between, chattahoochee, glacier, towle, glacier, convoy, range, antarctica, victoria, land, antarcticahighest, pointcoordinates76, geographylocationvictoria, land, antarctica, con. Eastwind Ridge 76 36 S 160 47 E 76 600 S 160 783 E 76 600 160 783 Eastwind Ridge is a broad partially ice covered ridge about 10 nautical miles 19 km 12 mi long between Chattahoochee Glacier and Towle Glacier in the Convoy Range of Antarctica 1 Eastwind RidgeVictoria Land AntarcticaHighest pointCoordinates76 36 S 160 47 E 76 600 S 160 783 E 76 600 160 783 Eastwind Ridge GeographyLocationVictoria Land Antarctica Contents 1 Exploration and naming 2 Features 2 1 Mount Schmidtman 2 2 Drifter Cirque 2 3 Mount Naab 2 4 Riptide Cirque 2 5 Slackwater Cirque 3 Nearby features 3 1 Wyandot Ridge 4 References 5 SourcesExploration and naming editEastwind Ridge was mapped by the United States Geological Survey USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names US ACAN in 1964 for the USCGC Eastwind an icebreaker in several American convoys into McMurdo Sound since the 1958 59 season 1 Features editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates nbsp Eastwind Ridge is in the north of the Convoy Range in the lower part of the mapMount Schmidtman edit 76 34 00 S 161 00 00 E 76 5666667 S 161 E 76 5666667 161 A peak to the north of Mount Naab at the northeast end of Eastwind Ridge Named in association with Eastwind Ridge after Captain R D Schmidtman United States Coast Guard USCG commander of the icebreaker USCGC Eastwind in the Ross Seas Ship Group in Operation Deep Freeze 1960 2 Drifter Cirque edit 76 35 00 S 161 02 00 E 76 5833333 S 161 0333333 E 76 5833333 161 0333333 A cirque between Mount Schmidtman and Mount Naab at the northeast end of Eastwind Ridge Iceflow from Eastwind Ridge is insufficient to carry surficial moraine away into Fry Glacier and moraines lie in a tangled eddy So named by New Zealand Geographic Board NZGB which also considered the name Eddy Cirque 3 Mount Naab edit 76 36 S 160 56 E 76 600 S 160 933 E 76 600 160 933 A mountain 1 710 metres 5 610 ft high which surmounts the east part of Eastwind Ridge Mapped by USGS from ground swveys and Navy air photos Named by US ACAN in 1964 for Captain Joseph Naab Jr USCG commanding officer of the icebreaker Eastwind during 1961 and 1962 4 Riptide Cirque edit 76 37 S 160 51 E 76 617 S 160 850 E 76 617 160 850 A glacial cirque on the south wall of Eastwind Ridge immediately west of Mount Naab Icefalls at the head provide the main ice flow into the Towle Glacier One of the nautical names in Convoy Range The name was applied by a 1989 90 NZARP field party to describe the fastest flowing tributary to Towle Glacier 5 Slackwater Cirque edit 76 38 S 160 45 E 76 633 S 160 750 E 76 633 160 750 The westernmost cirque on Eastwind Ridge which is connected to the dead western terminus of Towle Glacier So little ice from Eastwind Ridge enters the cirque that it barely makes any contribution to the west end of the Towle Glacier and arcuate supraglacial moraines remain drifting within the cirque So named by a 1989 90 NZARP field party to describe the sluggish ice flow of this cirque 6 Nearby features editWyandot Ridge edit 76 36 S 160 30 E 76 600 S 160 500 E 76 600 160 500 A rocky ridge at the west side of Chattahoochee Glacier It extends northward from the northwest end of the Convoy Range Mapped by the USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos Named in 1964 by US ACAN after the USS Wyandot a cargo vessel in the American convoy to McMurdo Sound in several years beginning with the 1955 56 season 7 References edit a b Alberts 1995 p 209 Mount Schmidtman USGS Drifter Cirque USGS Alberts 1995 p 515 Alberts 1995 p 620 Alberts 1995 p 683 Alberts 1995 p 825 Sources editAlberts Fred G ed 1995 Geographic Names of the Antarctic PDF 2 ed United States Board on Geographic Names retrieved 2024 01 30 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names Drifter Cirque Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Mount Schmidtman Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eastwind Ridge amp oldid 1205586020 Mount Schmidtman, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
