Mount Dodge

Mount Dodge

Mount Dodge (84°52′S 172°22′W / 84.867°S 172.367°W / -84.867; -172.367) is a mainly ice-free peak (1,760 m) on a mountain spur descending northward from the Prince Olav Mountains, at the confluence of Holzrichter and Gough Glaciers. Discovered by the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Traverse Party (1957-58) under A.P. Crary, and named for Professor Carroll W. Dodge, who analyzed and reported upon lichens and lichen parasites for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35).

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Dodge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).