Mount Chider
{{short description|Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica}}
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Mount Chider ({{Coord|72|6|S|169|10|E|source:GNIS |name=Mount Chider}}) is a notable mountain, {{convert|3,110|m}} high, standing {{convert|2|nmi}} southeast of Mount Hart in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=133}}
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Exploration and name
Mount Chider was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from United States Navy air photos, 1960–64.
It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Chider, helicopter pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station in Operation Deep Freeze 1968.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=133}}
Location
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File:C72189s1 Ant.Map Cape Hallet.jpg
Mount Chider lies on the line of mountains between the Freimanis Glacier to the southwest and the Kirk Glacier and Ironside Glacier to the northeast.
Peaks in this group include, from north to south, Mount Pearigen, Mount Hart, Mount Chider, Mount Herschel and Mount Peacock.{{sfn|Cape Hallet USGS}}
Features
=Mount Pearigen=
{{coord|72|01|S|168|50|E}}.
A prominent mountain {{convert|3,020|m}} high standing {{convert|6|nmi}} northwest of Mount Hart.
Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64.
Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Jare M. Pearigen, United States Navy, helicopter pilot in Operation Deep Freeze 1968, 1969 and 1970.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=563}}
=Mount Hart=
{{coord|72|05|S|169|05|E}}.
A mountain over {{convert|3,000|m}} high, standing {{convert|2|nmi}} northwest of Mount Chider.
Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64.
Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Vemon D. Hart, officer in charge of the United States Navy Squadron VX-6 winter party at McMurdo Station, 1968.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=316}}
=Mount Herschel=
{{coord|72|12|S|169|31|E}}.
A conspicuous peak {{convert|3,335|m}} high standing {{convert|1.6|nmi}} northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier from the south .
Discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, who named this feature for Sir John Herschel, noted English astronomer.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=331}}
=Mount Peacock=
{{coord|72|13|S|169|27|E}}.
A high peak {{convert|3,210|m}} high standing directly at the head of Kelly Glacier, {{convert|1.6|nmi}} southwest of Mount Herschel.
Discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named it for the Very Reverend Doctor George Peacock, Dean of Ely.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=562}}
References
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Sources
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- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-03-06 |edition=2
|editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G.
|publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}} {{Include-USGov |agency=United States Board on Geographic Names}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C72189s1_Ant.Map_Cape_Hallet.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-08
|title=Cape Hallet |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref={{harvid|Cape Hallet USGS}} }}
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