John Beaver Mertie Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Beaver Mertie Jr.
geologist (USGS)
Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1888
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date of Death: 07-Dec-1980
Profession: geologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About John Beaver Mertie Jr.
- John Beaver Mertie Jr.
- (1888–1980) was a geologist for the USGS and a professor at Johns Hopkins University.
- He spent 30 years mapping Alaska in the early 1900s, so much so that a mountain range was named in his honour in 1986: the Mertie Mountains located in the Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve.
- The mountains extend 187 kilometres (116 mi) by 176 kilometres (109 mi), from the Tanana River to the Yukon River; the United States Board on Geographic Names' dedication to Mertie read he "did pioneering geologic studies in Alaska for over 40 years, with a major portion of the studies pertaining to the area of these mountains".
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