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45-779: The Nilsen Plateau lies to the east of the upper Amundsen Glacier and north of the Rawson Mountains . The Bartlett Glacier forms on its southeast side. The Faulkner Escarpment defines its east side. The Hays Mountains are to the north, separated from the plateau by the Cappellari Glacier . Features just to the south of these two glaciers include Mount Dort, Mount Clough and Simmonds Peak. South of these are Gregory Ridge, Mount Bowser. The Nilsen Plateau proper includes Beck Peak, Mount Stubberud, Mount Sundbeck, Moraine Canyon and Fram Mesa. Further south again are Olsen Crags, Hansen Spur (south of Blackwall Glacier ) and Crown Mountain. To

90-457: A member of the sea party aboard the Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount L. Hansen," a name applied for an unidentified mountain in the general area. 86°18′S 158°45′W  /  86.300°S 158.750°W  / -86.300; -158.750 . A mountain, 3,830 metres (12,570 ft) high, surmounting

135-471: A name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area. 86°07′S 158°45′W  /  86.117°S 158.750°W  / -86.117; -158.750 . A mountain, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Beck Peak on a ridge from the north side of Nilsen Plateau. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Jorgen Stubberud, carpenter on

180-467: A name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area. 86°13′S 159°33′W  /  86.217°S 159.550°W  / -86.217; -159.550 . A spur, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, descending from the northwest side of Nilsen Plateau and terminating at the edge of Amundsen Glacier just east of Olsen Crags. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Ludvig Hansen,

225-717: A north–south direction and forming the east edge of Nilsen Plateau and Fram Mesa. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for Charles J. Faulkner, Jr., chief counsel of Armour and Co. of Chicago, contributors to the expedition. 86°03′S 155°36′W  /  86.050°S 155.600°W  / -86.050; -155.600 . A prominent peak, 3,655 metres (11,991 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Mount Astor at

270-595: A number of mountain peaks in this general vicinity were observed and rudely positioned by the South Pole Party under Roald Amundsen. He named peaks in the massif for members of his South Pole Party. The peaks were mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography in 1960–64. For the sake of historical continuity and to commemorate the Norwegian exploration in this area, the US-ACAN assigned Amundsen's chosen names to

315-536: A portion of the west slope of Nilsen Plateau . It flows northwest along the northeast side of Hansen Spur to join Amundsen Glacier. The name was used by both the 1963-64 and 1970-71 Ohio State University field parties at Nilsen Plateau; all the rock walls surrounding this glacier are black in appearance. 85°52′S 158°40′W  /  85.867°S 158.667°W  / -85.867; -158.667 . A glacier 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) long in

360-521: A ridge from the north side of Nilsen Plateau. Mapped by USGS from the surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Knut Sundbeck, engineer of the ship Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount K. Sundbeck," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area. 86°12′S 160°48′W  /  86.200°S 160.800°W  / -86.200; -160.800 . Rugged crags surmounting

405-531: A small but conspicuous mountain block that projects into the east side of Amundsen Glacier just north of Epler Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Karinius Olsen, cook on the From, the ship of Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount K. Olsen,"

450-802: The Antarctic Plateau where it drains the area to the south and west of Nilsen Plateau , then descends through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf just west of the MacDonald Nunataks . The Amundsen Glacier was discovered by Richard E. Byrd on the South Pole flight in November 1929. The name was proposed for Roald Amundsen by Laurence Gould, leader of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (Byrd AE) geological party which sledged past

495-636: The Hays Mountains , flowing west from the northwest shoulder of Mount Vaughan to enter Amundsen Glacier just north of Mount Dort . First roughly mapped by the ByrdAE, 1928-30. Remapped by USGS from ground surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lewis K. Cappellari who made ionospheric studies at McMurdo Station in 1965. 85°35′S 156°24′W  /  85.583°S 156.400°W  / -85.583; -156.400 . A glacier which flows north from Mount Goodale and Mount Armstrong along

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540-576: The Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. It was mapped in greater detail by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for A. Beck, a crew member on the Fram on Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount A. Beck,"

585-414: The ByrdAE, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN for Raymond L. Whitney, meteorologist, South Pole Station winter party, 1961. 85°34′S 162°00′W  /  85.567°S 162.000°W  / -85.567; -162.000 . A deeply entrenched glacier, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, descending the polar plateau between Quarles Range and Rawson Plateau of the Queen Maud Mountains to enter

630-645: The Ross Ice Shelf just west of the flow of Amundsen Glacier. Discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould, and named by Byrd for Isaiah Bowman , eminent geographer and president of Johns Hopkins University, 1935-49; Director of the American Geographical Society, 1915–35. 85°38′S 161°54′W  /  85.633°S 161.900°W  / -85.633; -161.900 . A tributary glacier, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, draining

675-616: The South Pole flight of Nov. 28-29, 1929, and named by him for R. Admiral William A. Moffett , USN, first Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Dept. of the Navy. 85°39′S 160°00′W  /  85.650°S 160.000°W  / -85.650; -160.000 . A tributary glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, draining northeast from Mount Ellsworth to enter Amundsen Glacier just south of Robinson Bluff . Discovered and mapped by

720-734: The canyon floor is completely covered by glacial moraine. 86°03′S 157°46′W  /  86.050°S 157.767°W  / -86.050; -157.767 . A narrow rock ridge descending westward from northern Fram Mesa and terminating at the east side of Amundsen Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. N.B. Gregory, pilot on photographic flights duringUnited States Navy OpDFrz 1965. 86°08′S 156°28′W  /  86.133°S 156.467°W  / -86.133; -156.467 . A high, ice-capped mesa, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long and 1 to 3 nautical miles (1.9 to 5.6 km; 1.2 to 3.5 mi) wide, that forms

765-613: The east side of Amundsen Glacier just south of the mouth of Cappellari Glacier. Discovered and first mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN for Wakefield Dort, Jr., geologist at McMurdo Station, summer 1965-66, and exchange scientist at the Japanese Showa Station, winter 1967. 85°54′S 158°26′W  /  85.900°S 158.433°W  / -85.900; -158.433 . An ice-free mountain, 2,230 metres (7,320 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Mount Dort, at

810-515: The east side of Amundsen Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN after Willard I. Simmonds, biologist, McMurdo Station winter party, 1964. Amundsen Glacier The Amundsen Glacier ( 85°35′S 159°00′W  /  85.583°S 159.000°W  / -85.583; -159.000 ) is a major Antarctic glacier, about 7 to 11 km (4 to 6 nmi) wide and 150 km (80 nmi) long. It originates on

855-620: The east side of the Nilsen Plateau at the head of Bartlett Glacier . Named by US-ACAN for Capt. H.E. Kendrick, Operations Officer on the staff of the Commander, United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, in United States Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1967. 86°22′S 155°15′W  /  86.367°S 155.250°W  / -86.367; -155.250 . The easternmost peak, 2,410 metres (7,910 ft) high, on

900-960: The east slopes of Rawson Plateau between Mount Alice Gade and Mount Deardorff and flowing north to enter Bowman Glacier. First mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30. Named by US-ACAN for Jack Steagall, meteorologist, South Pole Station winter party, 1961. Right (east) tributaries from south to north are: 86°15′S 161°00′W  /  86.250°S 161.000°W  / -86.250; -161.000 . A tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, draining west from Nilsen Plateau to enter Amundsen Glacier just south of Olsen Crags . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Charles F. Epler, storekeeper with USN Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°10′S 159°40′W  /  86.167°S 159.667°W  / -86.167; -159.667 . A tributary glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, which drains

945-488: The edge of the polar plateau, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) wide, draining the south part of the Mohn Basin and flowing northeast to enter the upper part of Amundsen Glacier just north of the mountain group consisting of Mount Wisting, Mount Hassel, Mount Bjaaland and Mount Prestrud. The glacier was encountered by Roald Amundsen's South Pole Party in 1911 and

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990-567: The heads of Holdsworth Glacier and Bartlett Glacier . Named by US-ACAN for Commander Arthur C. Kranz, staff meteorological officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during USN Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. Features between the Hayes Mountains to the north and the Nilsen Plateau to the south include: 85°54′S 158°53′W  /  85.900°S 158.883°W  / -85.900; -158.883 . Conspicuous ice-free mountain, 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) high, projecting into

1035-675: The left, and by the Cappellari Glacier to the right. As it enters the Ross Ice Shelf between Witalis Peak and the MacDonald Nunataks it converges with the Bowman Glacier on the left and the Goodale Glacier on the right. Download coordinates as: Left (west) tributaries from south to north are: 86°30′S 164°00′W  /  86.500°S 164.000°W  / -86.500; -164.000 A tributary glacier about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, descending

1080-426: The mouth of the glacier in December 1929. According to Sailing Directions for Antarctica (1960), "Lying eastward of the Bowman Glacier is the Amundsen Glacier, the northern portal of which is in 85°30' S., 159°00' W. It is about 6 miles wide and trends southward about 60 miles to the polar plateau. Mount Helmer Hanssen , about 10,742 feet high, is a rounded dome, completely snow-covered, standing conspicuously above

1125-645: The north and then northeast, fed by Devils Glacier from the left, by the Epler Glacier from the right and then by the Christy Glacier from the left. The tributary Blackwall Glacier flows northwest along the northeast side of Hansen Spur to join Amundsen Glacier. It flows north through past Beck Peak and the Breyer Mesa . Continuing north it is joined by the Tate Glacier, Moffett Glacier and Whitney Glacier from

1170-433: The north end of Fram Mesa. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Carl J. Bowser, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 and 1966-67 seasons. 86°18′S 160°10′W  /  86.300°S 160.167°W  / -86.300; -160.167 . A peak, 2,640 metres (8,660 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Kristensen on

1215-604: The northeast portion of Nilsen Plateau. The feature may have been seen by Amundsen in 1911, and it was observed and partially mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-30 and 1933-35. It was mapped in detail by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-AC AN after the Fram, the ship used by Amundsen's expedition of 1910-12. 86°12′S 156°00′W  /  86.200°S 156.000°W  / -86.200; -156.000 . An ice-covered escarpment, 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long and over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) high, trending in

1260-407: The northeasternmost summit of the massif. Amundsen named one of the peaks for Sverre Hassel, a member of the party. The US-ACAN has selected this feature to be designated Mount Hassel.. 86°33′S 164°14′W  /  86.550°S 164.233°W  / -86.550; -164.233 . A rock peak 2,675 metres (8,776 ft) high, the southeasternmost summit of the massif. Amundsen named one of

1305-417: The peaks for Olaf Bjaaland, a member of the party. The US-ACAN has selected this feature to be designated Mount Bjaaland. 86°34′S 165°07′W  /  86.567°S 165.117°W  / -86.567; -165.117 . A peak over 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) high which rises from the southwestern part of the massif. Amundsen named one of the peaks for Lieutenant Kristian Prestrud , first officer of

1350-487: The peaks. 86°27′S 165°26′W  /  86.450°S 165.433°W  / -86.450; -165.433 . A rock peak (2,580 m), the north westernmost summit of the massif. Amundsen named one of the peaks for Oscar Wisting, a member of the party. The US-ACAN has selected this feature to be designated Mount Wisting. 86°28′S 164°28′W  /  86.467°S 164.467°W  / -86.467; -164.467 . A rock peak 2,390 metres (7,840 ft) high,

1395-514: The polar plateau just west of Mount Prestrud, and flowing northeast to enter Amundsen Glacier between Mount Bjaaland and Mount Hassel. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with the many features named in this area for members of Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. 86°23′S 165°00′W  /  86.383°S 165.000°W  / -86.383; -165.000 . A heavily crevassed glacier at

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1440-486: The ship From and member of the land party at Framheim on Amundsen's expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount J. Stubberud," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area. 86°10′S 158°28′W  /  86.167°S 158.467°W  / -86.167; -158.467 . A peak, 3,030 metres (9,940 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Mount Stubberud on

1485-522: The small ice-covered ridge 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Mount Kendrick. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960–64. Named by US-ACAN for Commander Arpad J. Toth, USNR, operations officer in charge of Williams Field, McMurdo Sound, 1962–64. 86°31′S 155°24′W  /  86.517°S 155.400°W  / -86.517; -155.400 . A peak 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) high standing 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Mount Przywitowski , between

1530-566: The south of Epler Glacier are Lindstrom Peak, Mount Kristensen, Kutschin Peak and Mount Kendrick in the east. 86°05′S 158°58′W  /  86.083°S 158.967°W  / -86.083; -158.967 . A peak, 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) high, on the east flank of Amundsen Glacier, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Stubberud on the ridge descending from northern Nilsen Plateau. This peak appears to have been first mapped from air and ground photos taken by

1575-564: The south side of Cappellari Glacier . Discovered and first mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN for John W. Clough, geophysicist who participated in the South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse II, summer 1965-66. 85°58′S 158°32′W  /  85.967°S 158.533°W  / -85.967; -158.533 . A prominent rock peak, 1,940 metres (6,360 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Mount Dort on

1620-692: The south side of Thomas Spur , flowing east and merging with Moffett Glacier just east of the spur where the two glaciers enter the larger Amundsen Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Robert Tate, geomagnetist / seismologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1964. 85°52′S 161°00′W  /  85.867°S 161.000°W  / -85.867; -161.000 . A tributary glacier, 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) long, flowing east from Rawson Plateau to enter Amundsen Glacier just south of Mount Benjamin . Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd on

1665-462: The west side of Medina Peaks , in the foothills of the Queen Maud Mountains. First seen and mapped by the ByrdAE, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN in association with Mount Goodale. A mountain group consisting of Mount Wisting, Mount Hassel, Mount Bjaaland and Mount Prestrud lies at the head of the Amundsen Glacier just south of the point where the Devils Glacier enters from the left. In November 1911,

1710-554: The west side of Nilsen Plateau 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Lindstrøm Peak. Named by US-ACAN in 1967 for H. Kristensen, an engineer on the ship From of Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves Amundsen's commemoration of "Mount H. Kristensen," a name applied in 1911 for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area. 86°23′S 159°24′W  /  86.383°S 159.400°W  / -86.383; -159.400 . The high and precipitous rock cliffs just northward of Kutschin Peak on

1755-677: The west side of Nilsen Plateau, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east-northeast of Mount Kristensen. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN to describe the appearance of the summit, a somewhat circular rock band contrasting with the ice surface of Nilsen Plateau. 86°09′S 157°30′W  /  86.150°S 157.500°W  / -86.150; -157.500 . A canyon with very steep rock walls, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, indenting northern Nilsen Plateau just west of Fram Mesa. Mapped by USGS from surveys andUnited States Navy air photos, 1960-64. So named by US-ACAN because

1800-477: The west side of Nilsen Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for Adolf H. Lindstrøm, cook for the land party at Framheim on Amundsen's expedition of 1910-12. This naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's commemoration of "Mount A. Lindstrøm," a name applied in 1911 for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area. 86°20′S 159°40′W  /  86.333°S 159.667°W  / -86.333; -159.667 . A mountain, 3,460 metres (11,350 ft) high, standing on

1845-643: The west side of Nilsen Plateau. The bluff rises to 2,810 metres (9,220 ft) and has an extensive area of exposed rock. The name was proposed by Edmund Stump of the USARP Ohio State University field party which geologically mapped the bluff on Dec. 27, 1970. It is descriptive of the peculiar subhorizontal crack containing breccia fragments exposed on the steep southwest face. 86°22′S 156°40′W  /  86.367°S 156.667°W  / -86.367; -156.667 . A massive ice-covered mountain, 3,610 metres (11,840 ft) high, surmounting

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1890-499: The west side of Nilsen Plateau. The name was proposed by William Long, geologist with a USARP field party that visited the area in the 1963-64 season. The name is descriptive of the sound made by the wind here; standing in the quiet, windless valley below, a roaring noise like an approaching train can be heard high up on the cliffs. 86°25′S 159°42′W  /  86.417°S 159.700°W  / -86.417; -159.700 . A prominent peak 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) high, on

1935-451: The west slope of the Nilsen Plateau, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Mount Kristensen, at the east side of Amundsen Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for A. Kutschin, a member of the sea party of Amundsen's Norwegian expedition of 1910–12. 86°33′S 158°38′W  /  86.550°S 158.633°W  / -86.550; -158.633 . A bluff 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southeast of Kutschin Peak on

1980-632: The westem wall. A tributary glacier, about 5 miles wide, enters the Amundsen Glacier on the northern side of the Mount Helmer Hanssen massif. The Amundsen Glacier has not been traversed. " The Amundsen Glacier rises on the polar plateau to the west of the Rawson Mountains . It flows northwest to the Nødtvedt Nunataks , which it passes on both sides, and is fed by the Norway Glacier from the left (west) south of Mount Hassel, where it wheels to

2025-778: Was named by them to describe the extremely rough sledging in the area. Amundsen's route southward, between 168° and 169°W, took the party across the upper or western portion of the glacier. 86°06′S 161°30′W  /  86.100°S 161.500°W  / -86.100; -161.500 . A steep tributary glacier draining southeast along the southwest side of Breyer Mesa to enter Amundsen Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Clarence C. Christy, maintenance shop supervisor at Williams Field, McMurdo Sound, on USN OpDFrz 1967. 85°54′S 160°50′W  /  85.900°S 160.833°W  / -85.900; -160.833 . A tributary glacier on

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