COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

one of the Dana Mountains rising to 1685m, was photographed from the air by USAS, 30 December 1940 (USHO, 1943, upper photograph p.276); roughly surveyed from the ground by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in December 1947; in association with the names of Antarctic meteorologists grouped in this area, named after George Grimminger (b. 1907), American meteorologist; member of US Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30 (R.E. Byrd) and joint author of the meteorological reports of US Antarctic expeditions, 1928-30 and 1933-35 (APC, 1955, p.11; USHO chart 6639, 1955; DCS 601 sheet W 73 62, 1957; USGS sketch map Ellsworth Land-Palmer Land, 1969). Gora Grimminger (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). The mountain was rephotographed from the air by USN, 1965-67, and mapped from air photographs by USGS. Monte Grimminger (Chile. IGM map 27, 1966).

Cone-shaped, mostly ice-covered mountain, 1,680 m, standing on the N side of Meinardus Glacier, close E of its juncture with Haines Glacier, on the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for George Grimminger, American meteorologist and joint author of the meteorological reports of the ByrdAE, 1928-30, and the ByrdAE, 1933-35, and a member of the latter expedition.