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The Anderson Massif is a prominent ice-covered massif about 10 nautical miles (20 km) across and rising to a height of 2,190 metres (7,190 ft), located at the junction of Splettstoesser Glacier and Minnesota Glacier in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John J. Anderson, a geologist who was field leader of the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1961–62.[1]

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Anderson Massif

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The Anderson Massif is a prominent ice-covered massif about 10 nautical miles (20 km) across and rising to a height of 2,190 metres (7,190 ft), located...

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The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, 160 km (99 mi) long and 48 km (30 mi) wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern...

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Bowie Crevasse Field

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Minnesota Glacier between the southeast end of the Bastien Range and Anderson Massif in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the University...

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snow-covered peak, 1,580 metres (5,180 ft) high, in the northern part of Anderson Massif, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was...

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Rullman Peak

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533) is a peak, 1,910 m, located just south of Grimes Glacier in the Anderson Massif, Heritage Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey...

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Siefker Ridge

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ridge 6 miles (10 km) long, extending northwest from the west part of Anderson Massif in the Heritage Range. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological...

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Mount LaCrosse

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higher peak is Mount Elk Lick, 2.54 mi (4.09 km) to the east. The Anderson massif lies 2.67 mi (4.30 km) to the north of Mount LaCrosse, and White Mountain...

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southeast of the massif, separated by the Aaron Glacier from Janulis Spur to its north. North of Janulis spur is Green Valley below Anderson Summit. Hamilton...

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Splettstoesser Glacier

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east-northeast through the Heritage Range to the south of Founders Peaks and Anderson Massif to enter the Minnesota Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota...

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Grimes Glacier

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200; -84.367) is a steep glacier descending from the east side of Anderson Massif, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. It...

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Geology of the Ellsworth Mountains

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the boundary indicates the change from rifted to passive margin. The Anderson Massif has Middle Cambrian tectonic features where master-scale extensional...

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Briggs Hill

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