Mount Feola
Mount Feola () is a mountain rising to at the head of Denton Glacier in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The feature is west-southwest of Mount Newall. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ... (1997) for Samuel D. Feola, a helicopter pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VXE-6, principally flying in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, 1976 and 1977. From 1990 to the time of naming he was Director Logistics, Antarctic Support Associates, responsible for contractor planning, management, and operations of logistic and operational support requirements for the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program. References Mountains of the Asgard Range McMurdo Dry Valleys {{McMurdoDryValleys-geo-stub ...
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Denton Glacier
Denton Glacier () is a small hanging glacier which drains the northwest slopes of Mount Newall and terminates on the south wall of Wright Valley, Victoria Land. It was named by U.S. geologist Robert Nichols for George H. Denton, geological assistant to Nichols at nearby Marble Point Marble Point is a rocky promontory on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The United States operates a station at the point. The outpost is used as a helicopter refueling station supporting scientific research in the nearby continental inter ... in the 1958–59 field season. References Glaciers of McMurdo Dry Valleys {{McMurdoDryValleys-glacier-stub ...
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