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80-666: The north-central part of the escarpment was observed from a vantage point on Supporting Party Mountain and was partially mapped in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould . The escarpment was more closely observed in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and was named by Byrd for Thomas J. Watson , American business executive,

160-511: A group of exposed mountains and nunataks which extend in an east–west direction between the lower part of Leverett Glacier and the head of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica . They were discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould , and named by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd for D. Harold Byrd , a cousin of his and a contributor towards

240-584: A patron of this expedition. The escarpment and its related features was mapped in detail by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–64. The western end of the Watson Escarpment is a massif to the northeast of the point where the Van Reeth Glacier joins the Scott Glacier . The tip of the massif holds Mount Czegka, Acarospora Peak and Dunn Spur. To

320-1006: A projecting buttress at the northwest face of Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. George W. Warden, United States Navy, pilot on aircraft flights over the Queen Maud Mountains in United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. 85°59′S 146°50′W  /  85.983°S 146.833°W  / -85.983; -146.833 . A rugged spur descending from Mount Warden along the northwest face of Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Glenn C. Hunt, aviation electronics technician of United States Navy Squadron VX-6 who participated in Operation Deep Freeze for 5 years. 85°58′S 144°00′W  /  85.967°S 144.000°W  / -85.967; -144.000 . An icecapped, dome-like elevation 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) long, rising above

400-406: Is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northeast of Mount Meeks and provides a shortcut to field parties. So named by NZGSAE, 1969-70, because some members of the party used a motor toboggan here in a similar way to a ski-lift. 86°11′S 147°37′W  /  86.183°S 147.617°W  / -86.183; -147.617 . A mountain, 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) high, standing along

480-760: Is one of a series of major glaciers flowing across the Transantarctic Mountains , with the Amundsen Glacier to the west and the Leverett and Reedy glaciers to the east. The Scott Glacier originates on the Antarctic Plateau in the vicinity of D'Angelo Bluff and Mount Howe , and descends between the Nilsen Plateau and the mountains of the Watson Escarpment to enter Ross Ice Shelf just west of

560-635: Is the southernmost mountain in the world. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn. Named by Admiral Byrd for Louis McHenry Howe , secretary to the President of the United States at that time, Franklin D. Roosevelt. 87°04′S 153°46′W  /  87.067°S 153.767°W  / -87.067; -153.767 . A solitary volcanic cone, 2,720 metres (8,920 ft) high, standing 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) north of D'Angelo Bluff, on

640-660: The Bender Mountains are to the east. Mount Webster is to the south. Download coordinates as: 85°27′S 148°12′W  /  85.450°S 148.200°W  / -85.450; -148.200 . A small mountain, 440 metres (1,440 ft) high, standing at the north side of the terminus of Leverett Glacier and marking the west limit of Harold Byrd Mountains. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lt. (j.g.) Bernard Fridovich, United States Navy, meteorologist with

720-641: The Gothic Mountains . It drains west between Outlook Peak and Organ Pipe Peaks into Scott Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1960-64. The descriptive name was proposed by Edmund Stump, leader of a USARP-Arizona State University geological party which established a base camp on the glacier in January 1981. 85°52′S 151°00′W  /  85.867°S 151.000°W  / -85.867; -151.000 . A glacier, 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) long, flowing west along

800-665: The Hays Mountains . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN in association with Mount Vaughan. 85°42′S 154°24′W  /  85.700°S 154.400°W  / -85.700; -154.400 . A low gradient glacier flowing northeast from Mount Griffith in the Hays Mountains to the Karo Hills . First seen and roughly mapped by the ByrdAE, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN for Peter H. Koerwitz, biolab manager at McMurdo Station in 1965. Tributaries from

880-523: The Karo Hills . The head of the Scott Glacier forms between the D'Angelo Bluff and Mount McIntyre to the west and Mount Howe to the east. The glacier flows north past Mount Early and Sunny Ridge to the west. 87°18′S 154°00′W  /  87.300°S 154.000°W  / -87.300; -154.000 . A prominent north-facing rock bluff, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, trending westward from Mount Mclntyre. The bluff stands at

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960-513: The Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just south of Mount Durham . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Derrell M. Roe, a member of summer parties at McMurdo Station in 1963-64 and 1964–65 and station engineer with the McMurdo winter party in 1966. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

1040-680: The Tapley Mountains . The Tapley Mountains , Watson Escarpment , Mount Blackburn , and the La Gorce Mountains bound the Scott Glacier on its eastern margin, while the Karo Hills , Hays Mountains , Faulkner Escarpment , and Rawson Mountains define the western edge of the Scott's drainage. According to Sailing Directions for Antarctica (1960),"Eastward of the Amundsen Glacier the foothills are more nearly submerged beneath snow and ice, and show greater evidence of glacierization than those in

1120-752: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for William L. Nichols, construction mechanic with the Byrd Station winter party in 1957. 85°28′S 144°42′W  /  85.467°S 144.700°W  / -85.467; -144.700 . A mountain, 900 metres (3,000 ft) high, marking the east limit of the Harold Byrd Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Robert M. Manke, utilitiesman with

1200-778: The Byrd Station winter party in 1958. 85°29′S 142°43′W  /  85.483°S 142.717°W  / -85.483; -142.717 . Peak, 920 metres (3,020 ft) high, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Cressey Peak, between the southeast edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Dean E. Fadden, utilitiesman with the Byrd Station winter party, 1958. 85°28′S 142°24′W  /  85.467°S 142.400°W  / -85.467; -142.400 . A small peak rising to c. 800 metres (2,600 ft) high, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east of Fadden Peak, between Harold Byrd Mountains and Bender Mountains. The peak

1280-476: The Byrd Station winter party in 1960. 85°29′S 143°10′W  /  85.483°S 143.167°W  / -85.483; -143.167 . Peak, 870 metres (2,850 ft) high, located 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east of Harold Byrd Mountains between the southeast edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and Watson Escarpment. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Richard N. Cressey, storekeeper with

1360-595: The ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for Capt. Robert A. Bartlett of Brigus, Newfoundland, noted Arctic navigator and explorer who recommended that the expedition acquire the Bear, an ice-ship which was purchased and rechristened by Byrd as the Bear of Oakland. Not: Bob Bartlett Glacier. 86°30′S 154°00′W  /  86.500°S 154.000°W  / -86.500; -154.000 . A tributary glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, flowing northeast from Fuller Dome to enter

1440-484: The ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Eugene W. Van Reeth, pilot with USN Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 1966, 1967 and 1968, and Squadron Commander in 1969. 86°14′S 149°12′W  /  86.233°S 149.200°W  / -86.233; -149.200 . A short tributary glacier draining west into Scott Glacier immediately north of Mount Russell , in

1520-419: The ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by Byrd after Victor H. Czegka (1880-1973), CWO, USMC, who served as a member with the ByrdAE, 1928-30, and also as member and supply manager with the ByrdAE, 1933-35. 86°21′S 148°28′W  /  86.350°S 148.467°W  / -86.350; -148.467 . A peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of, and only slightly below

1600-632: The David Hills. The Robison Glacier enters from the right to the south of Mount Bowlin and the VanReeth Glacier enters from the right to the north of Mount Bowlin. The Scott Glacier flows past the Watson Escarpment to the east, from which the Howe Glacier and Griffith Glacier join it from the right. To the north of Mount Ruth , to the west of the Scott Glacier, the Bartlett Glacier joins from

1680-457: The Harold Byrd Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by theByrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould, and named by R. Admiral Byrd for Malcolm P. Hanson, chief radio engineer of the expedition, and a pioneer in the development of radio communication apparatus for polar regions. 85°25′S 146°45′W  /  85.417°S 146.750°W  / -85.417; -146.750 . Mountain 460 metres (1,510 ft) high, in

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1760-889: The Horlick Mountains area that year and in 1960-61, 1961-62 and 1964-65. He visited the Mount Weaver area in 1962-63. 85°45′S 138°24′W  /  85.750°S 138.400°W  / -85.750; -138.400 . Peak, 2,050 metres (6,730 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Dzema Peak on the north side of Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Donald L. Foreman, mechanic with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 who wintered at Little America V in 1958 and McMurdo Station in 1960. 85°45′S 138°00′W  /  85.750°S 138.000°W  / -85.750; -138.000 . Peak, 2,570 metres (8,430 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west-southwest of Mount Ratliff on

1840-600: The McMurdo Station winter party in 1962. Howe Glacier The Scott Glacier ( 85°45′S 153°0′W  /  85.750°S 153.000°W  / -85.750; -153.000  ( Scott Glacier ) ) is a major glacier, 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf . The Scott Glacier

1920-457: The President of the United States at that time, Franklin D. Roosevelt. 87°22′S 149°30′W  /  87.367°S 149.500°W  / -87.367; -149.500 . An elongated mountain, 2,930 metres (9,610 ft) high, comprising low connecting ridges and gable-shaped nunataks. It rises at the east side of Scott Glacier, near the head, directly opposite Mount Mclntyre. This mountain, including its small southern outlier, apparently

2000-870: The Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Robert C. Howe of USN Squadron VX-6, photographer on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°11′S 149°24′W  /  86.183°S 149.400°W  / -86.183; -149.400 . A tributary glacier draining westward from the California Plateau and Watson Escarpment to enter Scott Glacier between Mount McKercher and Mount Meeks . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Philip G. Griffith, aircraft commander on photographic flights during Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°00′S 150°25′W  /  86.000°S 150.417°W  / -86.000; -150.417 . A glacier almost completely encircled by

2080-526: The Robert Scott Glacier is marked by a series of isolated flat-topped mountains between which tributary glaciers drain from the polar plateau into the Thorne Valley. The eastern portal of the Robert Scott Glacier is marked by a detached land mass, about 30 miles long in a southeast-northwest direction. Southward of this massif is Albanus Glacier (Phillips Glacier), which flows westward and merges with

2160-573: The Scott Glacier but rather ascended the Beardmore Glacier to the west en route to the South Pole in 1911–12. It was first ski traversed in January 1990 by Martyn Williams (Canada, the leader and guide) and Jerry Corr (USA) traveling from the South Pole to the Ross Ice Shelf and then by Mike McDowell (Australia) in 1992, on a ski traverse from the South Pole to the coast. Thus Williams and Corr were

2240-630: The Scott and Amundsen Glaciers. The Will Hays Mountains (85°57' S., 155°20' W.) also in the Queen Maud Range, surmount the divide between the lower ends of these two glaciers. Mount Thorne rises to 6,000 feet in the Will Hays Mountains. Mount Weaver (86°57' S, 152°20' W.), about 10,000 feet high, marks the southern portal of the glacier at the polar plateau. Blackburn in 1934, found at Mount Weaver extensive coal beds and fossil tree section up to 18 inches in diameter. The eastern wall of

2320-472: The South Pole Station winter party in 1964. 85°57′S 140°00′W  /  85.950°S 140.000°W  / -85.950; -140.000 . An icecapped plateau, over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) high high and 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) wide, between the heads of Leverett and Kansas Glaciers. The plateau unites with the interior ice sheet to the S, but terminates to the north in

2400-402: The South Pole Station winter party, 1965. 85°51′S 141°35′W  /  85.850°S 141.583°W  / -85.850; -141.583 . A peak, 2,290 metres (7,510 ft) high, surmounting a spur descending from the northwest end of Stanford Plateau, along the Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. William E. McLean, United States Navy, medical officer and officer in charge of

2480-515: The US-ACAN for Henrik Mohn , Norwegian meteorologist and author of the meteorological report of this expedition. Tributaries from the left (west) include from south to north: 86°50′S 153°30′W  /  86.833°S 153.500°W  / -86.833; -153.500 . A tributary glacier draining east along the south flank of the Rawson Mountains to enter Scott Glacier. Discovered by

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2560-586: The United States representatives in the discussions on the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. 85°58′S 137°12′W  /  85.967°S 137.200°W  / -85.967; -137.200 . A high, ice-covered bluff between the head of Kansas Glacier and Alaska Canyon, along the Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for William G. Lowe, radioman with the Byrd Station winter party, 1957. 85°49′S 138°05′W  /  85.817°S 138.083°W  / -85.817; -138.083 . A prominent mountain along

2640-432: The Watson Escarpment, rising to 3,170 metres (10,400 ft) high and forming the highest point of the ridge that runs north from Phleger Dome, Stanford Plateau. The feature was visited in 1977-78 by a USARP-Arizona State University geological party, led by Edmund Stump, and named after Mount Analogue, a mythical mountain obscured by clouds, as described in the unfinished novel Mount Analogue by Réné Dumal. This mountain

2720-415: The Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Stanford University which has sent a number of researchers to study Antarctica. 85°52′S 138°24′W  /  85.867°S 138.400°W  / -85.867; -138.400 . A massive dome-shaped mountain, 3,315 metres (10,876 ft) high, at the northeast end of Stanford Plateau along the Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Herman Phleger, one of

2800-815: The east extremity of the Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Alan H. Shapley, ViceChairman of the United States National Committee for the IGY. 86°22′S 129°39′W  /  86.367°S 129.650°W  / -86.367; -129.650 . A peak, 2,390 metres (7,840 ft) high, marking the south end of Cleveland mesa on the east side of Michigan Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for Stephen Kivi, utilitiesman at Byrd Station in 1962. 86°08′S 133°30′W  /  86.133°S 133.500°W  / -86.133; -133.500 . An undulating ice-covered plateau, 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long, which rises to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) high at

2880-611: The east of Mount Beazley there is a gap in the escarpment through which the Leverett Glacier flows north towards the Ross Ice Shelf . The escarpment continues east past McLean Peak along the north rim of Stanford Plateau. It passes Phleger Dome and Mount Doumani along the upper reaches of the Kansas Glacier , and passes Foreman Peak and Dzema Peak to the north of Johns Glacier . At its eastern end it passes Cole Peak to its south, and includes Mount Ratliff and Mount O'Neill. Most of

2960-749: The eastern side of Scott Glacier. The plateau reaches a maximum height in Mount Blackburn, 3,275 metres (10,745 ft) high, at the southern end. The northwestern side of the plateau is marked by the steep rock cliffs of Watson Escarpment; the southeastern side grades gradually to the elevation of the interior ice. Named by US-ACAN for the several branches of the University of California which have sent numerous researchers to work in Antarctica. 86°08′S 146°25′W  /  86.133°S 146.417°W  / -86.133; -146.417 . A large dome-like mountain, 3,010 metres (9,880 ft) high, standing at

3040-528: The edge of Ross Ice Shelf and Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. (jg) Paul R. Fallone, Jr., United States Navy, aide to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1962. 85°32′S 144°52′W  /  85.533°S 144.867°W  / -85.533; -144.867 . A ridge-like nunatak rising to 940 metres (3,080 ft) high, 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) south-southwest of Mount Manke, Harold Byrd Mountains. The feature

3120-561: The elevation of Mount Czegka, located at the southwest end of Watson Escarpment. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee (NZ-APC) on suggestion of [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]] (NZGSAE) Scott Glacier Party, 1969-70, because the lichen Acarospora emergens Dodge was found on the peak. 86°21′S 147°22′W  /  86.350°S 147.367°W  / -86.350; -147.367 . A prominent rock spur which descends from Mount Blackburn and extends for 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) along

3200-440: The features along the escarpment were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos between 1960 and 1964. 86°21′S 148°41′W  /  86.350°S 148.683°W  / -86.350; -148.683 . A mountain, 2,270 metres (7,450 ft) high, on the east side of Scott Glacier, just north of the terminus of Van Reeth Glacier. Discovered in December 1934 by

3280-569: The first people to traverse Antarctica under human power as described in the book The Snotsicle Traverse by Jerry Corr. Download coordinates as: The Scott Glacier forms on the Polar Plateau and flows north between Mount Wilbur and the Davis Hills . The Poulter Glacier enters from the left (west) to the north of Mount Innes-Taylor . The Klein Glacier enters from the right (east) to the north of

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3360-506: The geological party of the ByrdAE, 1933–35, and named by Byrd for Thomas C. Poulter, second in command of the expedition. 86°15′S 152°00′W  /  86.250°S 152.000°W  / -86.250; -152.000 . A tributary glacier, about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide at its terminus. It flows northeast from Nilsen Plateau and joins Scott Glacier close north of Mount Gardiner . Discovered in December 1934 by

3440-471: The head of Griffith Glacier along the Watson Escarpment. So named by NZGSAE (1969-70) because the mountain is composed of a granite basement with horizontally layered rocks of the Beacon series above. 86°00′S 146°37′W  /  86.000°S 146.617°W  / -86.000; -146.617 . A snow-covered peak, 2,860 metres (9,380 ft) high, standing close southeast of Hunt Spur and surmounting

3520-704: The left. Tributaries of the Bartlett Glacier include the Holdsworth Glacier and the Souchez Glacier. Further north, the Scott Glacier flows past the Tapley Mountains to the east, from which it receives the Albanus Glacier and the Roe Glacier. From the Queen Maud Mountains to the west it receives the Vaughan Glacier. The Koerwitz Glacier flows beside the Scott Glacier then pulls away at Mount Salisbury in

3600-628: The lower heights of Robert Scott Glacier. The Albanus Glacier and the Leverett Glacier bifurcate at the eastern extremity of the detached land mass in about 85°48' S., 146° W. Scott Glacier was discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould . Scott Glacier was originally called Thorne Glacier. The Scott Glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after early Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott , who never saw

3680-554: The mouth of Howe Glacier . Discovered in December 1934 by the geological party of the ByrdAE, 1933-35, and named for Richard S. Russell, Jr., one of the members of that party, and his father, Richard S. Russell, Sr., a supporter of the Byrd Antarctic expeditions. 86°17′S 147°16′W  /  86.283°S 147.267°W  / -86.283; -147.267 . A massive, flat-topped mountain, 3,275 metres (10,745 ft) high, standing just east of Scott Glacier where it surmounts

3760-565: The north are Mount Russell, Mount Blackburn and Parker Bluff. To the north of Mount Blackburn the Long Valley leads to the head of Griffith Glacier , which is separated from Howe Glacier by Mount Meeks and Skilift Col. Mount Riley and Roaring Ridge are east of Long Valley. The Watson Escarpment continues east along the rim of the California Plateau past Beacon Dome and Mount Warden. It continues below Maaske Dome and above Evans Butte . To

3840-467: The north part of California Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Gary L. Maaske, United States Navy, helicopter pilot at McMurdo Station, 1962-63 and 1963-64 seasons. 85°51′S 142°51′W  /  85.850°S 142.850°W  / -85.850; -142.850 . Mountain, 2,410 metres (7,910 ft) high, surmounting the north extremity of the California Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Robert M. Beazley, MC, United States Navy, officer in charge of

3920-411: The north part of the Harold Byrd Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. R.E. Graham, officer in charge of the winter-over detachment of United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at Little America V, 1956. 85°27′S 146°05′W  /  85.450°S 146.083°W  / -85.450; -146.083 . Mountain, 670 metres (2,200 ft) high, in the central part of the Harold Byrd Mountains. Mapped by

4000-570: The north side of La Gorce Mountains to enter Scott Glacier. Discovered in December 1934 by the ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Layton E. Robison, pilot with USN Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964, 1965 and 1966. 86°25′S 148°00′W  /  86.417°S 148.000°W  / -86.417; -148.000 . A tributary glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long, draining westward to Scott Glacier between Mount Blackburn and Mount Bowlin . Discovered in December 1934 by

4080-531: The north side of Kansas Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Robert J. O'Neil, utilitiesman with the Byrd Station winter party in 1961. 86°19′S 130°00′W  /  86.317°S 130.000°W  / -86.317; -130.000 . A high, ice-covered mesa, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long and 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) wide, situated at the southeast end of Michigan Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for Harlan Cleveland, Asst. Sec. of State for International Organization Affairs, 1961-65, who

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4160-411: The north side of Van Reeth Glacier. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas H. Dunn of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, aircrewman on photographic 86°17′S 149°08′W  /  86.283°S 149.133°W  / -86.283; -149.133 . A mountain, 2,280 metres (7,480 ft) high, standing on the east flank of Scott Glacier just south of

4240-755: The north side of Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Jerry D. Cole, airman with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Sound, 1957 and 1960. 85°42′S 137°00′W  /  85.700°S 137.000°W  / -85.700; -137.000 . Mountain, 2,520 metres (8,270 ft) high, located north of Watson Escarpment and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) NNE of Mount Doumani. Named by US-ACAN for Charles E. Ratliff, aviation machinist mate with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 in several Operation Deep Freeze deployments, 1963-67. 85°40′S 136°20′W  /  85.667°S 136.333°W  / -85.667; -136.333 . Mountain, 2,090 metres (6,860 ft) high, just northeast of Mount Ratliff at

4320-404: The north side of Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. (jg) John Dzema of United States Navy Squadron VX-6 who was at McMurdo Station the 1962-63 and 1963-64 seasons. 85°45′S 136°38′W  /  85.750°S 136.633°W  / -85.750; -136.633 . Peak, 2,140 metres (7,020 ft) high, located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of Mount Doumani at

4400-483: The northeast extremity of Michigan Plateau and the Watson Escarpment. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-AC AN for James T. Teller, geologist with the Ohio State University party to the Horlick Mountains in 1964-65. 86°03′S 132°20′W  /  86.050°S 132.333°W  / -86.050; -132.333 . A peak, 2,070 metres (6,790 ft) high, on

4480-599: The northeast side of Long Valley, just west of California Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. (j.g.) Stephen G. Riley, photographic officer with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°14′S 146°45′W  /  86.233°S 146.750°W  / -86.233; -146.750 . A long and outstanding spur that descends from the Watson Escarpment 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) northeast of Mount Blackburn. So named by NZGSAE (1969-70) because two geologists worked and camped nearby, experiencing roaring gale force winds rushing down

4560-481: The party on this bluff. 87°17′S 153°00′W  /  87.283°S 153.000°W  / -87.283; -153.000 . A rocky, flat, projecting-type mountain that forms the northeast extremity of D'Angelo Bluff. It rises at the west side of Scott Glacier, near the head, directly opposite Mount Howe. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn. Named by Admiral Byrd for Marvin H. McIntyre , secretary to

4640-403: The purchase of furs for the expedition. The Harold Byrd Mountains are in relatively flat country to the northeast of the lower reaches of the Leverett Glacier , and to the south of the Ross Ice Shelf . Features include, from west to east, Mount Fridovich, Supporting Party Mountain, Mount Graham, Mount Nichols, Mount Manke, Cresley Peak and Fadden Peak. The Fallone Nunataks are to the north, and

4720-614: The right (east) are from south to north: 86°48′S 150°00′W  /  86.800°S 150.000°W  / -86.800; -150.000 . A broad glacier near the edge of the polar plateau, flowing northwest into Scott Glacier immediately south of La Gorce Mountains . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Verle W. Klein, pilot with USN Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze, 1966 and 1967. 86°29′S 148°12′W  /  86.483°S 148.200°W  / -86.483; -148.200 . A broad tributary glacier flowing northwest along

4800-497: The rocky divide between Griffith Glacier and Howe Glacier . Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Harman T. Meeks of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, navigator on aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°11′S 148°36′W  /  86.183°S 148.600°W  / -86.183; -148.600 . A col in the mountain wall between the Griffith Glacier and Howe Glacier, on the west side of Watson Escarpment. The col

4880-500: The south side of Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just north of Mount Zanuck . Discovered in December 1934 by the ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for Albanus Phillips, Jr., manufacturer of Cambridge, MD, a patron of the ByrdAE of 1928-30 and 1933-35. Not: Phillips Glacier. 85°36′S 151°26′W  /  85.600°S 151.433°W  / -85.600; -151.433 . A tributary glacier, 10 miles (16 km) long, flowing northwest through

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4960-826: The south side of California Plateau, marking the end of a narrow ridge 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northeast of Parker Bluff. Named by US-ACAN for Dennis C. Schmidt, photographer with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1963, 1964 and 1967. 86°13′S 147°48′W  /  86.217°S 147.800°W  / -86.217; -147.800 . An ice-filled valley, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, extending from Mount Blackburn northwestward to Griffith Glacier . Named by US-ACAN for Walter H. Long, Jr., of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, photographer on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°13′S 148°51′W  /  86.217°S 148.850°W  / -86.217; -148.850 . A mountain, 2,470 metres (8,100 ft) high, surmounting

5040-513: The southeast end of Michigan Plateau. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Peter Roberts of the Division of International Scientific and Technical Affairs, Department of State. Supporting Party Mountain The Harold Byrd Mountains ( 85°26′S 146°30′W  /  85.433°S 146.500°W  / -85.433; -146.500 ) are

5120-450: The southeast side of Bartlett Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Gerald Holdsworth, involved in geological studies at McMurdo Station, summer of 1965-66. 86°17′S 154°00′W  /  86.283°S 154.000°W  / -86.283; -154.000 . A tributary glacier about 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) long, flowing from Mount Crockett south along the east side of Faulkner Escarpment and then turning southeast to parallel

5200-751: The southwest end of California Plateau and the Watson Escarpment. Discovered by and named for Quin A. Blackburn, geologist, leader of the ByrdAE geological party which sledged the length of Scott Glacier in December 1934. 86°17′S 145°38′W  /  86.283°S 145.633°W  / -86.283; -145.633 . A bold, rounded bluff at the south end of the California Plateau, overlooking Van Reeth Glacier about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Mount Blackburn. Named by US-ACAN for John J. Parker, photographer with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°15′S 144°50′W  /  86.250°S 144.833°W  / -86.250; -144.833 . A peak along

5280-489: The southwest side of Hays Mountains . It joins Bartlett Glacier just south of Mount Dietz . Named by US-ACAN for Roland A. Souchez, involved in geological studies at McMurdo Station during the season of 1965-66. 85°55′S 153°12′W  /  85.917°S 153.200°W  / -85.917; -153.200 . A tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, draining eastward from Mount Vaughan to enter Scott Glacier just south of Taylor Ridge , in

5360-415: The splendid cooperative work of their Supporting Party. The mountain was climbed by members of Gould's party who took panoramic photographs from the summit. 85°28′S 147°26′W  /  85.467°S 147.433°W  / -85.467; -147.433 . A mountain rising to 800 metres (2,600 ft) high, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southeast of Supporting Party Mountain in

5440-703: The spur descending from Mount Simsarian, along the east face of Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for James U. Burlock, builder at Byrd Station in 1962. 86°06′S 132°50′W  /  86.100°S 132.833°W  / -86.100; -132.833 . A large mountain projecting from the east side of Michigan Plateau just south of the head of Gardiner Glacier. Named by US-AC AN for James Simsarian Chief Division of International Scientific and Technical Affairs, Department of State. 86°23′S 131°30′W  /  86.383°S 131.500°W  / -86.383; -131.500 . A prominent ridge 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southwest of Cleveland Mesa, at

5520-410: The steep escarpment. Features along the central escarpment, from west to east, are: 86°04′S 145°10′W  /  86.067°S 145.167°W  / -86.067; -145.167 . An undulating ice-covered plateau, 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long and from 2 to 12 nautical miles (3.7 to 22.2 km; 2.3 to 13.8 mi) wide, which rises to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) high at

5600-588: The surface near the edge of the polar plateau. It extends southward from the western limit of Quarles Range for about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) and includes the névé area adjacent to the heads of the Bowman, Devils, Amundsen and Scott Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. The feature was encountered in December 1911 by the South Pole Party of the Norwegian expedition under Roald Amundsen. Named by

5680-471: The vicinity of the Axel Heiberg and Liv Glaciers. About 15 miles eastward of the Amundsen Glacier is the Robert Scott Glacier (Thorne Glacier), from 5 to 15 miles wide, trending in a north-south direction about 90 miles. Thorvald Nilsen Mountains (Mount Thorvald Nilsen) (86°W' S.,158°00' W.), a mountain massif of the Queen Maud Range, rise to elevations of about 13,000 feet and lie between the upper parts of

5760-683: The west side and near the head of Scott Glacier. Discovered in December 1934 from nearby Mount Weaver by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn. Visited by the Ohio State University geological party led by George Doumani on November 21, 1962. Named by US-ACAN after Capt. Neal E. Early, USA, a member of the aviation unit that supported the USGS Topo East survey of this area, 1962-63. 87°00′S 154°26′W  /  87.000°S 154.433°W  / -87.000; -154.433 . A partly snow-free ridge that trends southward for 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) from

5840-503: The west side of Scott Glacier, near the head, 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) south of Mount Early. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn, in December 1934. The bluff was visited December 5, 1962 by a geological party of the Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies, led by George Doumani. Named by Doumani for CWO John D'Angelo, USA, helicopter pilot who landed

5920-465: The western extremity of Mount Weaver . It stands at the west side of and near the head of Scott Glacier. The ridge was scaled by the Ohio State University geological party in November 1962. So named by party leader George Doumani because of very sunny conditions during the climb. 86°30′S 168°00′W  /  86.500°S 168.000°W  / -86.500; -168.000 A major depression in

6000-506: The western side of Reedy Glacier . The northern and eastern sides of the plateau are marked by the steep Watson Escarpment; the western and southern sides grade gradually to the elevation of the interior ice. Named by US-ACAN after the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI, which has sent numerous research personnel to work in Antarctica. 85°57′S 135°28′W  /  85.950°S 135.467°W  / -85.950; -135.467 . A peak, 3,550 metres (11,650 ft) high, marking

6080-455: The winter party at McMurdo Sound, 1957. 85°27′S 147°33′W  /  85.450°S 147.550°W  / -85.450; -147.550 . A mountain, 560 metres (1,840 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east of Mount Fridovich in the Harold Byrd Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by members of theByrd Antarctic Expedition Geological Sledging Party under Laurence Gould. Named by them in appreciation of

6160-668: Was Chairman of the Antarctic Policy Group in 1965. 86°14′S 129°56′W  /  86.233°S 129.933°W  / -86.233; -129.933 . A prominent peak standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Cleveland Mesa, at the east end of Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for Harold D. Mink, utilitiesman with the wintering parties at Byrd Station in 1962 and 1966. 86°18′S 129°10′W  /  86.300°S 129.167°W  / -86.300; -129.167 . A prominent ridge overlooking Reedy Glacier; it extends east from Cleveland Mesa and marks

6240-833: Was mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. It was visited in 1977-78 by a USARP-Arizona State University geological party, led by Edmund Stump, and named in the spirit of Coalsack Bluff (q.v.); thin lenses of disintegrating mica and schist form a type of light soil on the slopes of thenunatak. 85°40′S 144°24′W  /  85.667°S 144.400°W  / -85.667; -144.400 . Prominent isolated mountain, 1,610 metres (5,280 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Leverett Glacier and 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) northwest of Mount Beazley. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. John B. Webster, United States Navy, flight surgeon with

6320-474: Was obscured by clouds during much of the visit by the USARP party. 85°49′S 137°38′W  /  85.817°S 137.633°W  / -85.817; -137.633 . Prominent mountain, 3,240 metres (10,630 ft) high, standing between Johns and Kansas Glaciers at the north side of Watson Escarpment. Named by US-ACAN for George A. Doumani, geologist with the Byrd Station winter party in 1959. Doumani explored

6400-409: Was visited by a USARP-Arizona State University geological party, 1977-78, and so named from its composition of nearly all white marble. 85°21′S 142°54′W  /  85.350°S 142.900°W  / -85.350; -142.900 . A chain of nunataks 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, located 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) northeast of Harold Byrd Mountains, between

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