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Ford Massif

Mountain in Antarctica

Summary

Mountain in Antarctica

Field	Value
range
country	Antarctica
country_type	Continent
subdivision2_type	Region
subdivision2	Ellsworth Land
map	Antarctica
coordinates

Ford Massif () is a broad, snow-topped massif 15 nmi long and 5 nmi wide, forming the major topographic landmark of the northern Thiel Mountains in Antarctica. The massif rises to 2,810 m, is essentially flat, and terminates in steep rock cliffs in all but the southern side.

Discovery and naming

The Ford Massif was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for geologist Arthur B. Ford of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). He was co-leader of the 1960–61 USGS Thiel Mountains survey party and leader of the 1961–62 geologic party to these mountains. Ford led geological parties working in the Pensacola Mountains in several austral seasons, 1962–63 to 1978–79.

Location

The Ford Massif is the northern past of the Thiel Mountains, separated from the Bermel Escarpment by the Counts Icefall. The Moulton Escarpment lies to the west. Gray Spur is in the 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 Cliff defines the northeast face of the massif, below Hadley peak to its west. Features to the west of Hadley Peak include Compton Valley, Reed Ridge, Streitenberger Cliff and the Johnson Nunataks. The Anderson Escarpment defines the southeastern face of the massif.

Features

Thiel Mountains, Ford Massif to the northwest of the map

Features of the massif, anti-clockwise from the south, are:

Counts Icefall

Gray Spur

Aaron Glacier

Janulis Spur

Green Valley

Anderson Summit

Hamilton Cliff

Hadley Peak

Walker Spur

Compton Valley

Reed Ridge

Streitenberger Cliff

Johnson Nunataks

Anderson Escarpment

References

Sources

{{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G.
{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thiel_Mountains_USGS.jpg |accessdate=2024-01-17

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