Dipboye Cirque () is a

cirque A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...

on the south side of the Olympus Range between Apollo Peak and

Mount Electra Mount Electra () is a prominent peak, over high, immediately west of Mount Dido in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) for Electra Electra (; grc, Ήλέκ ...

in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The cirque opens south to the Labyrinth. 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 ...

(2004) after

Richard L. Dipboye Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

, PHI helicopter pilot with the United States Antarctic Program in eight consecutive field seasons from 1996–2003.

References

Cirques of Antarctica Landforms of Victoria Land McMurdo Dry Valleys {{McMurdoDryValleys-geo-stub