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Mount Chider

Mount Chider is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mount Chider rather than just read about it. In short: Mount Chider (72°6′S 169°10′E) is a notable mountain, 3,110 metres (10,200 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Mount Hart in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and name Mount Chider was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from United States Navy air photos, 1960–64.

Key takeaways

Mount Chider belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Mount Chider to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Mount Chider from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Exploration and name Mount Chider was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from United States Navy air photos, 1960–64. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Chider, helicopter pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station in Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

Location

Mount Chider lies on the line of mountains between the Freimanis Glacier to the southwest and the Kirk Glacier and Ironside Glacier to the northeast. Peaks in this group include, from north to south, Mount Pearigen, Mount Hart, Mount Chider, Mount Herschel and Mount Peacock.

Features

Mount Pearigen 72°01′S 168°50′E. A prominent mountain 3,020 metres (9,910 ft) high standing 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Mount Hart. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Jare M. Pearigen, United States Navy, helicopter pilot in Operation Deep Freeze 1968, 1969 and 1970.

Mount Hart 72°05′S 169°05′E. A mountain over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Chider. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Vemon D. Hart, officer in charge of the United States Navy Squadron VX-6 winter party at McMurdo Station, 1968.

Mount Herschel 72°12′S 169°31′E. A conspicuous peak 3,335 metres (10,942 ft) high standing 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier from the south . Discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, who named this feature for Sir John Herschel, noted English astronomer.

Mount Peacock 72°13′S 169°27′E. A high peak 3,210 metres (10,530 ft) high standing directly at the head of Kelly Glacier, 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) southwest of Mount Herschel. Discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named it for the Very Reverend Doctor George Peacock, Dean of Ely.

References

Sources

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mount Chider

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mount Chider claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mount Chider before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mount Chider ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mount Chider

In research: Mount Chider appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mount Chider in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mount Chider is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Borchgrevink Coast, Mountains of Victoria Land, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mount Chider outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Mount Chider in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Mount Chider means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Mount Chider out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Mount Chider in simple terms?

Mount Chider (72°6′S 169°10′E) is a notable mountain, 3,110 metres (10,200 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Mount Hart in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and name Mount Chider was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) f…

Why does Mount Chider matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mount Chider?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mount Chider.