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Carlstrom Foothills

Coordinates: 81°25′S 159°0′E / 81.417°S 159.000°E / -81.417; 159.000
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The Carlstrom Foothills (81°25′S 159°0′E / 81.417°S 159.000°E / -81.417; 159.000) are a group of peaks and ridges running north–south between Mount Albert Markham and Kelly Plateau in the Churchill Mountains. The feature is 10 nautical miles (20 km) long with summits rising to 1,690 metres (5,540 ft). It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John Carlstrom of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago; Projects Director, Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica at South Pole Station from 2001.[1]

Features

Geographical features include:

References

  1. ^ "Carlstrom Foothills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Carlstrom Foothills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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