Colwell Massif () is a rugged rock
massif, about long, rising to between
Palais Glacier
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Ferrar Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica. It is about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range to New Harbour in McMurdo Sound. The glacier makes a right (east) turn northeast of Knobhead, where ...
,
Ferrar Glacier, and
Rotunda Glacier
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Ferrar Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica. It is about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range to New Harbour in McMurdo Sound. The glacier makes a right (east) turn northeast of Knobhead, w ...
, in
Victoria Land. 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 ...
in 1994 after
Rita R. Colwell
Rita Rossi Colwell (born November 23, 1934) is an American environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. Colwell holds degrees in bacteriology, genetics, and oceanography and studies infectious diseases. Colwell is the founder and ...
, marine microbiologist who has conducted field research in Antarctica; member of
National Science Board (1983–90) who chaired Presidential committee on
National Science Foundation roles in the polar regions; from 1991, President, Maryland Biotechnology Institute,
University of Maryland.
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See also
*Grootes Peak
Colwell Massif () is a rugged rock massif, about long, rising to between Palais Glacier, Ferrar Glacier, and Rotunda Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1994 after Rita R. Colwell
Rita R ...
References
Mountains of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
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