Fry Saddle

Fry Saddle (76°33′S 161°5′E / 76.550°S 161.083°E / -76.550; 161.083Coordinates: 76°33′S 161°5′E / 76.550°S 161.083°E / -76.550; 161.083) is a narrow ice saddle at the head of Fry Glacier, about 4 miles (6 km) west-southwest of Mount Douglas in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) and named by them in association with Fry Glacier.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fry Saddle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-11.

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