Dikstra Buttresses
| Dikstra Buttresses | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Douglas Range | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 48 ′ S , 69 ° 54 ′ W | |
The Dikstra Buttresses are a mountain group around 1500 m high in the north of Alexander I Island . It rises on the west side of the Douglas Range .
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) carried out surveys between 1975 and 1976. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the group in 1980 after Barry James Dikstra (* 1950), BAS geologist at the Adelaide and Rothera stations from 1974 to 1977.
Web links
- Dikstra Butt Mattresses in Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dikstra Buttresses on geographic.org (English)