Mount Ruth Gade

Mount Ruth Gade (85°37′S 164°40′W) is a pyramidal mountain, 3,515 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Wedel-Jarlsberg in the Quarles Range, Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in November 1911 by Captain Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Ruth Sibley Gade, born in Rochester, New York. Her husband, architect John Gade, made a substantial contribution to Amundsen's expedition and he repaid his generosity by honoring Mrs. Gade with this tribute.

Further reading
• Roland Huntford, Race for the South Pole: The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen, P 135
• United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions for Antarctica: Including the Off-lying Islands South of Latitude 60°, P 215
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References

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


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