Fry Saddle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fry Saddle (76°33′S 161°5′E / 76.550°S 161.083°E / -76.550; 161.083Coordinates: 76°33′S 161°5′E / 76.550°S 161.083°E / -76.550; 161.083) is a narrow ice saddle at the head of Fry Glacier, about 4 miles (6 km) west-southwest of Mount Douglas in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) and named by them in association with Fry Glacier.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fry Saddle". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-11. 

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.