Mount Getz () is a mountain, high, in the southern part of the
Fosdick Mountains, east-southeast of
Mount Ferranto, in the
Ford Ranges
The Ford Ranges () are a grouping of mountain ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on December 5, 1929, they were named by Byrd ...
of
Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the
United States Antarctic Service
The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the A ...
(1939–41) led by Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, p ...
, and was named for
George F. Getz, Jr., who, like his father, gave financial support toward the exploration efforts of Admiral Byrd.
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References
Mountains of Marie Byrd Land
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