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30-542: Mount Wood may refer to: Mount Wood (Palmer Land) , Antarctica Mount Wood (Victoria Land) , Antarctica Mount Wood (New South Wales) , in Sturt National Park , Australia Mount Wood (Yukon) , Canada Mount Wood (Occidental Mindoro) , Philippines Mount Wood (California) , US Mount Wood (Montana) , US See also [ edit ] Mount Woods Wood Mountain (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

60-586: A physicist at the National Bureau of Standards , and member of the American Antarctic Association, Inc., the organization set up to make plans and preparations for the expedition. His work in the field of optics as applied to aerial photography has been an important contribution to this technique in polar exploration. 75°00′S 63°45′W  /  75.000°S 63.750°W  / -75.000; -63.750 . Eastward flowing glacier at

90-597: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mount Wood (Palmer Land) Download coordinates as: The Latady Mountains are in the southeast of Palmer Land . They are bounded by the Wetmore Glacier to the north and east, and the Ketchum Glacier to the south. A featureless expanse of ice extends to the west as far as the Sky-Hi Nunataks . The Rare Range

120-554: Is to the northeast, and beyond that the Guettard Range . Features, from north to south, include Mount Aaron, McLaughlin Peak, Mount Robertson, Crain Ridge, Strange Glacier , Mount Hyatt, Mount Wood, Mount Terrazas and Schmitt Mesa. The Rare Range with Mount Crowell and Mount Sumner is to the northeast. Mount Poster and Mount Tenney are to the west. The Latady Mountains were seen from the air by

150-535: The Guettard Range and Rare Range into the north part of Gardner Inlet. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for George J. Irvine, of the Engineer Depot at Fort Belvoir, VA, who outlined the RARE photographic program. 74°53′S 63°10′W  /  74.883°S 63.167°W  / -74.883; -63.167 . Conspicuous rock mass rising to 955 metres (3,133 ft) high, projecting into

180-758: The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) on 21 November 1947 and partially surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and RARE from Stonington Island in December 1947. They were photographed from the air by the United States Navy , 1965–67, and mapped from air photographs by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). They were named by RARE for William R. Latady, an aerial photographer with

210-569: The 1962-63 season. 74°24′S 64°05′W  /  74.400°S 64.083°W  / -74.400; -64.083 . A rugged mountain range between Wetmore Glacier and Irvine Glacier. Discovered and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947-48. Named by US-ACAN (using the initials of the Ronne expedition) in recognition of the contributions made by this expedition to knowledge of Palmer Land and

240-600: The Antarctic Peninsula area. 74°20′S 64°05′W  /  74.333°S 64.083°W  / -74.333; -64.083 . A mountain in the north part of Rare Range. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for John C. Crowell , geologist at McMurdo Station, summer 1966-67. 74°22′S 64°55′W  /  74.367°S 64.917°W  / -74.367; -64.917 . A cluster of nunataks 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) across, situated at

270-557: The Latady Mountains, draining southeast along the south side of Grain Ridge to enter Gardner Inlet between Schmitt Mesa and Mount Austin. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Donald L. Strange, hospital corpsman at South Pole Station in 1964. 74°38′S 63°35′W  /  74.633°S 63.583°W  / -74.633; -63.583 . Glacier about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, flowing southeast between

300-586: The McMurdo Station winter party in 1967, who assisted in building the USARP Plateau Station at 79°15′S 40°30′E  /  79.250°S 40.500°E  / -79.250; 40.500 . 74°51′S 64°07′W  /  74.850°S 64.117°W  / -74.850; -64.117 . A mountain, 1,230 metres (4,040 ft) high, standing west of Gardner Inlet and 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west of Mount Austin. Discovered by

330-717: The RARE 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this mountain for E.A. Wood, ship's engineer with the expedition. 74°52′S 63°51′W  /  74.867°S 63.850°W  / -74.867; -63.850 . A prominent ridgelike mountain 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of Mount Austin. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Rudolph D. Terrazas, builder at South Pole Station in 1967. 74°56′S 64°05′W  /  74.933°S 64.083°W  / -74.933; -64.083 . A prominent, mainly ice-covered mesa, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide, forming

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360-481: The RARE, 1947–48, under Ronne, and named by him for Lieutenant Charles J. Adams of the then United States ArmyAF, pilot with the expedition. 75°08′S 63°06′W  /  75.133°S 63.100°W  / -75.133; -63.100 . Cape forming the east end of Prehn Peninsula , located between Gardner Inlet and Hansen Inlet on the east side of the base of the Antarctic Peninsula . Discovered by

390-605: The Rare Range and Latady Mountains into the north part of Gardner Inlet. Discovered by the RARE, 1947–48, under Ronne, who named this feature for Alexander Wetmore, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, who assisted Ronne in laying out the scientific research program of the expedition. 74°42′S 63°15′W  /  74.700°S 63.250°W  / -74.700; -63.250 . A glacier, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, draining southeast between

420-467: The South Pole Station winter party in 1967. 74°53′S 64°47′W  /  74.883°S 64.783°W  / -74.883; -64.783 . A mountain in the southern part of the Latady Mountains, about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Schmitt Mesa. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Gerson Hyatt, builder with

450-507: The South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse III, summer 1967-68. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Mount Austin (Antarctica) Gardner Inlet ( 74°58′S 62°52′W  /  74.967°S 62.867°W  / -74.967; -62.867  ( Gardner Inlet ) ) is a large, ice-filled inlet at

480-543: The USARP South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse III, summer 1967-68. 74°49′S 65°19′W  /  74.817°S 65.317°W  / -74.817; -65.317 . A mountain located west of Latady Mountains, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) northwest of Mount Hyatt, at the base of Antarctic Peninsula. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Philip J. Tenney, traverse engineer on

510-516: The base of Palmer Land, about 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) long, descending between the Latady Mountains and Scaife Mountains into Gardner Inlet. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for Commander Gerald Ketchum, United States Navy, commander of the icebreaker Burton Island which broke the ice to free the RARE from Marguerite Bay for the return home. 74°50′S 65°08′W  /  74.833°S 65.133°W  / -74.833; -65.133 . A large glacier on

540-586: The boundary between Palmer Land to the north and Ellsworth Land to the south. Gardner Inlet is separated from Hansen Inlet to the southwest by Cape Schlossbach. Both inlets are ice-covered, and join the Ronne Ice Shelf on the coast. The Scaife Mountains are to the east of Gardner Inlet, separated from the Latady Mountains to the northeast by the Ketchum Glacier, which flows into the inlet from

570-492: The east coast of Palmer Land. The peninsula is ice covered and narrows toward the south, terminating in Cape Adams. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for Isaiah Bowman. 75°04′S 62°20′W  /  75.067°S 62.333°W  / -75.067; -62.333 . Abrupt rock scarp marking the south tip of Bowman Peninsula and forming the north side of the entrance to Gardner Inlet. Discovered by

600-687: The expedition. 74°31′S 64°53′W  /  74.517°S 64.883°W  / -74.517; -64.883 . A mountain in the northwest part of the Latady Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for W.T. Aaron, electrician with the South Pole Station winter party in 1963. 74°35′S 64°18′W  /  74.583°S 64.300°W  / -74.583; -64.300 . A peak standing 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) east-southeast of Mount Aaron in

630-624: The head of Gardner Inlet. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, and named by him for Stephen F. Austin, American colonizer in Texas and one of the founders of the Republic of Texas. 74°47′S 62°22′W  /  74.783°S 62.367°W  / -74.783; -62.367 . A peninsula, 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) long in a north–south direction and 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) wide in its north and central portions, lying between Nantucket Inlet and Gardner Inlet on

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660-457: The head of Gardner Inlet. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this feature for James B. Robertson, aviation mechanic with the expedition. 74°45′S 63°50′W  /  74.750°S 63.833°W  / -74.750; -63.833 . A ridge along the north flank of Strange Glacier . Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Harold D.K. Crain, utilitiesman with

690-543: The head of Wetmore Glacier, 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) west-southwest of Mount Crowell. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy tricamera aerial photography, 1961-67. The name was given by Peter D. Rowley, USGS geologist to this area (1970-71; 1972-73), who reported that the nunataks contain the largest known copper deposits in Antarctica. 74°30′S 63°45′W  /  74.500°S 63.750°W  / -74.500; -63.750 . A mountain at

720-473: The north part of the Latady Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Robert H. McLaughlin, United States Navy, engineman with the South Pole Station winter party in 1964. 74°41′S 64°14′W  /  74.683°S 64.233°W  / -74.683; -64.233 . A mountain, 1,565 metres (5,135 ft) high, standing 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) northwest of Mount Austin and

750-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mount Wood . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Wood&oldid=1094917892 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

780-606: The southeast end of the Rare Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Joseph W. Sumner, utilitiesman at South Pole Station in 1964. 74°41′S 65°39′W  /  74.683°S 65.650°W  / -74.683; -65.650 . A mountain lying west of the Latady Mountains and 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) northwest of Mount Tenney. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Carl K. Poster, geophysicist with

810-535: The southern rampart of Latady Mountains at the base of the Antarctic Peninsula . Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Waldo L. Schmitt, marine biologist, Honorary Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution . Schmitt was aboard Fleurus at Deception Island in 1927. He participated in the Staten Island cruise to Marguerite Bay and Weddell Sea in

840-611: The southwest side of Bowman Peninsula, on the east coast of Palmer Land , Antarctica. Download coordinates as: Gardner inlet is between the Lassiter Coast and the Orville Coast of the Weddell Sea to the east. It is at the southeast end of the base of the Antarctic Peninsula , which is defined as a line between Cape Adams at the mouth of the inlet and a point on the mainland coast south of Eklund Islands . It therefore lies on

870-658: The west side of Latady Mountains, flowing south-southeast to join Ketchum Glacier, west of Gardner Inlet on the Lassiter Coast. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1961-67. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lawrence Edward Brown, geologist; member of the USGS field party which crossed this glacier, 1969-70. 74°50′S 63°40′W  /  74.833°S 63.667°W  / -74.833; -63.667 . A glacier in

900-518: The west. The Strange Glacier joins the Ketchum Glacier from the north near its mouth in the inlet south of Mount Austin. The Wetmore Glacier is joined by the Irvine Glacier and flows from the north into Gardner Inlet. Bowman Peninsula terminating in Cape Adams defines the northeastern side of the inlet. Gardner Inlet was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Finn Ronne . He named it for Irvine Clifton Gardner ,

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