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24-723: The Starshot Glacier flows from the polar plateau eastward through the Churchill Mountains , then north along the west side of Surveyors Range , entering the Ross Ice Shelf south of Cape Parr . It merges with the Nursery Glacier , coming from the north, at its mouth on the Ross Ice Shelf. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) because the area

48-466: A United States Geological Survey topographic engineer with the Topo North - Topo South survey expedition in these mountains, 1961–62. 81°46′S 157°14′E  /  81.767°S 157.233°E  / -81.767; 157.233 . A line of icefalls at the south margin of Chapman Snowfield. The icefalls extend southwest from Mount Massam to Vance Bluff , and were named in honor of A. W. Black ,

72-523: A member of the 1959 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project. 81°47′S 159°10′E  /  81.783°S 159.167°E  / -81.783; 159.167 A small tributary glacier flowing E from the Churchill Mountains between Mount Lindley and Mount Hoskins to enter Starshot Glacier. Named by the Holyoake, Cobham, and Queen Elizabeth Ranges Party of

96-547: Is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Cerberus Peak. Named after Charles Francis Richter , American physicist, California Institute of Technology , 1930–70; in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg , 1935, he developed the Richter Scale which bears his name, used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. 82°01′00″S 158°46′00″E  /  82.0166667°S 158.7666667°E  / -82.0166667; 158.7666667 A prominent peak, 2,765 metres (9,072 ft) high, at

120-540: Is a mountain range in the Ross Dependency of Antarctice. It is in the southern section of the Churchill Mountains , part of the Transantarctic Mountains System. The range extends in a northwest–southeast direction for about 25 nautical miles (46 km). The Starshot Glacier runs east past the north of the range. The Prince Philip Glacier runs south-south-east along the range's west side, and

144-686: The Errant Glacier runs south-south-east along its east side. Both join the Nimrod Glacier , which runs northeast past the range's south end. The Cobham Range is to the west, on the other side of the Prince Philip Glacier. The Holyoake Range is a largely ice-free limestone massif. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) wide on average. The peaks rise steadily from Cambrian Bluff in the south at 4,880 feet (1,490 m) to Mount Hunt further north at 10,525 feet (3,208 m). The range rises abruptly from

168-944: The Antarctic submillimeter telescope and remote observatory at the South Pole, 1991-2002. 82°09′S 159°55′E  /  82.150°S 159.917°E  / -82.150; 159.917 . A bluff standing 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Peters Peak in the Holyoake Range of the Churchill Mountains. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for Paul L. Adams, USARP meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1961–62, 1962–63, and at McMurdo Station, 1963-64, 1964-65. 82°14′S 160°04′E  /  82.233°S 160.067°E  / -82.233; 160.067 . Snow-covered peak, 2,220 metres (7,280 ft) high, standing 4 miles (6.4 km) northof Melrose Peak in

192-947: The Byrd and Nimrod Glaciers and in the upper Beardmore Glacier. The Holyoake Range was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for the Rt. Hon. Keith Holyoake who, first as Minister of Agriculture, then as Prime Minister , and later as Leader of the Opposition, gave strong support to New Zealand participation in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1956–58. 82°21′S 159°55′E  /  82.350°S 159.917°E  / -82.350; 159.917 . Glacier flowing south for about 20 miles (32 km) between Cobham and Holyoake Ranges into Nimrod Glacier. Named by

216-531: The Churchill Mountains and entering Starshot Glacier south of Kelly Plateau . Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. William F. Flynn (CEC), USN, commanding officer Mobile Construction Battalion, Special Detachment Bravo, at McMurdo Sound, winter 1957. 82°01′S 159°50′E  /  82.017°S 159.833°E  / -82.017; 159.833 A snowfield feeding the central portion of the Starshot Glacier, separating Surveyors Range and Holyoake Range . Seen by

240-721: The Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the NZGSAE (1964-65) and named for G. Mansergh, geologist with the party. 81°57′S 159°23′E  /  81.950°S 159.383°E  / -81.950; 159.383 . A glacier 10 nautical miles (18 km) long which drains the northeast slopes of Hunt Mountain . It flows north along the west side of Stark Ridge to enter Starshot Glacier south of Mount Hoskins . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Gulamabas G. Sivjee, United States Antarctic Program (USAP) principal investigator for spectroscopic and interferometric studies of airglow and auroral processes in

264-634: The NZ-APC for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , husband of Queen Elizabeth II . 82°21′S 160°58′E  /  82.350°S 160.967°E  / -82.350; 160.967 . Glacier, 15 miles (24 km) long, which lies on the east side of Holyoake Range and drains south into Nimrod Glacier. This glacier offered a route to the southern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) when they journeyed north from Nimrod Glacier in December 1960. Named by them to describe

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288-637: The NZGSAE (1964-65) for B. Ahem, a member of the party. 81°37′S 159°18′E  /  81.617°S 159.300°E  / -81.617; 159.300 . A glacier about 12 miles (19 km) long in the Churchill Mountains, flowing east along the north side of Swithinbank Range to enter Starshot Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Edward W. Donnally, USN, officer in charge of Naval support personnel at McMurdo Station, winter 1962. 81°31′S 159°21′E  /  81.517°S 159.350°E  / -81.517; 159.350 . A glacier about 10 miles (16 km) long, draining eastward from Mount Nares in

312-650: The United States US-ACAN for Sir Winston Churchill . Download coordinates as: The Churchill mountains extend from the Byrd Glacier south to the Nimrod Glacier . The Antarctic Plateau is to their west, with various groups of nunataks , and the Ross Ice Shelf is to their east. The higher mountains and peaks include: Sub−ranges of the Churchill Mountains include: Holyoake Range Holyoake Range ( 82°13′S 160°0′E  /  82.217°S 160.000°E  / -82.217; 160.000 )

336-716: The bordering glaciers and has a subrectangular plan. This suggests it gained its present form from block faulting during the Victoria Orogeny . The bulk of the Holyoake and Swithinbank Ranges are made up of the Shackleton Limestone formation, which lies unconformably on an unweathered surface cut across beds of the Goldie Formation north of the Nimrod Glacier. It includes the Cambrian limestone that crops out between

360-645: The central part of Holyoake Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Merrill J. Peters, USARP field assistant, 1962–63. 82°19′S 160°14′E  /  82.317°S 160.233°E  / -82.317; 160.233 A peak 4 mi S of Peters Peak in the Holyoake Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for Robert L. Melrose, USARP meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1963–64. 82°25′S 160°33′E  /  82.417°S 160.550°E  / -82.417; 160.550 . Prominent bluff jutting into

384-675: The head of Prince Philip Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Hunt Mountain. The name was suggested by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1964-65. Named after Cerberus, three-headed canine guardian of the gate to Hades in Greek mythology. 82°01′S 159°12′E  /  82.017°S 159.200°E  / -82.017; 159.200 . Prominent jagged peaks 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Hunt Mountain, on

408-483: The north side of Nimrod Glacier and forming the south end of the Holyoake Range. Named by the southern party of the NZGSAE (1960–61) because the bluff is faced with vast seams of pink and white marble. 82°01′S 159°50′E  /  82.017°S 159.833°E  / -82.017; 159.833 . A snowfield feeding the central portion of the Starshot Glacier, separating the Surveyors and Holyoake Ranges. Seen by

432-602: The party. Not: Mount Hunt. 81°58′00″S 159°31′00″E  /  81.9666667°S 159.5166667°E  / -81.9666667; 159.5166667 . A narrow ridge that extends from the east part of Hunt Mountain, and trends north for 11 miles (18 km) to the sharp nort-north-east turn in Starshot Glacier. Several summits rise from the ridge which separates Sivjee Glacier and Mansergh Snowfield. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Antony A. Stark, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA; U.S. Antarctic Project (USAP) principal investigator for

456-532: The range's highest summits , including Mount Egerton , Mount Field , Mount Nares , Mount Wharton , and Mount Albert Markham were first seen and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904 under Robert Falcon Scott . The mountains were mapped in detail by the USGS from tellurometer surveys during 1960–61, and by United States Navy air photos in 1960. They were named by

480-447: The ridge extending north from the Holyoake Range. Named by the NZGSAE (1964–65) for their castellated appearance. 82°05′S 159°16′E  /  82.083°S 159.267°E  / -82.083; 159.267 . Mountain, 3,240 metres (10,630 ft) high, which stands in the north part of the Holyoake Range and is its highest point. Mapped by the southern party of the NZGSAE (1960-61) and named for Capt. P.J. Hunt, RE, leader of

504-527: The upper atmosphere above the geographic South Pole , 1991–2001. Churchill Mountains The Churchill Mountains is a major range of mountains and associated elevations bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf , between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier . They are south of the Britannia Range and north of the Geologists Range , Miller Range and Queen Elizabeth Range . Several of

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528-578: The west by the Wallabies Nunataks and the All-Blacks Nunataks . 81°51′00″S 157°48′00″E  /  81.85000°S 157.80000°E  / -81.85000; 157.80000 . A line of icefalls nearly 200 metres (660 ft) high at the southern margin of Chapman Snowfield. The icefalls extend southwest for 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Mount Massam , ending near the head of Starshot Glacier. They were named after Ezekiel R. Soza,

552-444: The zigzag route of the party in traveling on the glacier in search for a route north. Download coordinates as: Geographical features from north to south include: 81°58′S 158°47′E  /  81.967°S 158.783°E  / -81.967; 158.783 . A mountain rising to 2,550 metres (8,370 ft) between Gutenberg Glacier and upper Starshot Glacier in north Holyoake Range, Churchill Mountains. The mountain

576-409: Was surveyed with the use of star observations. 81°30′S 157°20′E  /  81.500°S 157.333°E  / -81.500; 157.333 . A large snowfield lying west of the central ridge in the Churchill Mountains . It is bounded to the north by Elder Peak and the massif surmounted by Mount Wharton , to the south by Soza Icefalls, Black Icefalls and the head of Starshot Glacier, and to

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