Dobson Dome

Dobson Dome

Dobson Dome (64°2′S 57°55′W / 64.033°S 57.917°W / -64.033; -57.917) is a prominent snow-covered, dome-shaped mountain (950 m) between Rohss Bay and Croft Bay, in the north portion of James Ross Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1958-61. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Alban T.A. Dobson (1885–1962), British civil servant, Secretary of the International Whaling Commission, 1949–59, and President of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, 1952-55.

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