Mount Riddolls

Mount Riddolls is a very prominent mountain, 3,295 metres (10,810 ft), situated directly at the head of Rudolph Glacier in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land.[2] Named by the Mariner Glacier geology party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1966–67, for Bruce W. Riddolls, assistant geologist with the party.[3]

Mount Riddolls
Highest point
Elevation3,295 m (10,810 ft) [1]
Coordinates72°48′S 167°46′E 
Geography
LocationBorchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeVictory Mountains, Rudolph Glacier

References
  1. Mount Riddolls Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Riddolls". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
  3. Tom Kitchin Life story: Geologist Dr Bruce Riddolls committed to the craft Stuff Aug 17 2019


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