Strider Rock

Area map of Edward VII Peninsula

Strider Rock (78°2′S 155°26′W / 78.033°S 155.433°W / -78.033; -155.433Coordinates: 78°2′S 155°26′W / 78.033°S 155.433°W / -78.033; -155.433) is a rock 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Mount Nilsen in the Rockefeller Mountains of Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica.[1]

Discovery and naming

Strider Rock
Map depicting the location of Strider Rock in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica

Strider Rock was discovered by the 1st Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929. Strider Rock was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John P. Strider, Aviation Machinist's Mate, United States Navy, crew member on the ski-equipped R4D Skytrain in which Rear Admiral George J. Dufek made the first aircraft landing at the geographic South Pole on 31 October 1956.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Strider Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

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