Dikstra Buttresses

The Dikstra Buttresses (69°48′S 69°53′W) are a group of summits rising to about 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) on the western side of the Douglas Range, northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. Surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975–76, they were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980 after Barry James Dikstra, a BAS geophysicist at Adelaide Island and Rothera Station, 1974–77.[1]

References
  1. "Dikstra Buttresses". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Dikstra Buttresses". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.