Gabbro Crest

Gabbro Crest
Gabbro Crest

Antarctica Pensacola Mountains

Highest point
Elevation 1,750 m (5,740 ft)
Coordinates 83°28′S 50°22′W / 83.467°S 50.367°W / -83.467; -50.367Coordinates: 83°28′S 50°22′W / 83.467°S 50.367°W / -83.467; -50.367
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Forrestal Range

Gabbro Crest is the crest, 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) high, of the mountain spur between the Sheriff Cliffs and the Vigen Cliffs on the southeastern edge of Saratoga Table, in the Forrestal Range, Antarctica. It was so named in 1979 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, at the suggestion of Arthur B. Ford, a United States Geological Survey geologist, after gabbro, the dominant rock type of the Forrestal Range.[1]

References

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


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