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20-837: Download coordinates as: The Scaife Mountains are in Ellsworth Land . They are southwest of the Latady Mountains and east of the Sweeney Mountains . They are bounded by the Ketchum Glacier to the north, which flows into Gardner Inlet , and the Ueda Glacier to the south, which flows into Hansen Inlet. The inlets are both ice-bound and join the Ronne Ice Shelf on the shore of the Weddell Sea . Features include Mount Macnowski in

40-841: A contributor to the expedition. 74°59′S 64°57′W  /  74.983°S 64.950°W  / -74.983; -64.950 . A mountain in the north part of the Scaife Mountains, about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west-southwest of Schmitt Mesa, near the base of Antarctic Peninsula. First observed from the air by the RARE, 1947–48. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Francis B. Macnowski, construction mechanic at South Pole Station in 1967. 75°16′S 65°28′W  /  75.267°S 65.467°W  / -75.267; -65.467 . Mountain located 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) west-southwest of Mount Terwileger in

60-598: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( ACAN or US-ACAN ) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica . The committee was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became

80-628: The Orville Coast of Ellsworth Land. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Ronne, and named by him after Captain Harry L. Dodson, United States Navy, a director of the American Antarctic Society (the organizing body of RARE), and for his son, Robert H.T. Dodson, assistant geologist, surveyor, and chief dog team driver with RARE. 75°20′S 63°08′W  /  75.333°S 63.133°W  / -75.333; -63.133 . Cape which forms

100-601: The United States Geological Survey . Ellsworth Land Ellsworth Land is a portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land , on the north by Bellingshausen Sea , on the northeast by the base of Antarctic Peninsula , and on the east by the western margin of the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf . It extends between 103°24'W and 79°45'W. The area west of 90°W is unclaimed,

120-619: The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within

140-674: The area between 84°W and 90°W is claimed by Chile only, and the remainder by Chile and the United Kingdom as a part of the British Antarctic Territory . Eights Coast stretches between 103°24'W and 89°35'W, and Bryan Coast between 89°35'W and 79°45'W. It is largely a high ice plateau, but includes the Ellsworth Mountains and a number of scattered mountain groups: Hudson , Jones , Behrendt , Hauberg , Merrick , Sweeney and Scaife Mountains . This land lies near

160-497: The base of Antarctic Peninsula. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for L.D. McKibben, United States Navy, shipfitter with the South Pole Station winter party in 1963. 75°32′S 64°12′W  /  75.533°S 64.200°W  / -75.533; -64.200 . An ice-covered peninsula, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, located south of Hansen Inlet on

180-475: The base of Antarctic Peninsula. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Stephen E. Terwileger, hospital corpsman at South Pole Station in 1967. 75°06′S 63°30′W  /  75.100°S 63.500°W  / -75.100; -63.500 . A mainly ice-covered peninsula, 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long and 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) wide, between Hansen and Gardner Inlets, on

200-555: The center of the area traversed by American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth on an airplane flight during November–December 1935. It was named for him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1962 to commemorate that historic transcontinental flight from Dundee Island to the Ross Ice Shelf . Information regarding the biodiversity of Ellsworth Land is comparatively limited due to the fewer research surveys and visitations in

220-507: The central part of Ueda Glacier, near the base of Antarctic Peninsula. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for D. McCaw, construction electrician at South Pole Station in 1963. 75°23′S 64°42′W  /  75.383°S 64.700°W  / -75.383; -64.700 . A mountain standing 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southwest of Hansen Inlet and 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southeast of McCaw Ridge, near

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240-525: The continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System . The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geological Survey . ACAN has a published policy on naming, based on priority of application, appropriateness, and the extent to which usage has become established. The United States Secretary of

260-579: The east coast and at the base of Antarctic Peninsula. First observed from aircraft by the RARE, 1947-48. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Frederick A. Prehn, Jr., United States Navy, pilot on photographic flights in the Pensacola Mountains and Alexander Island areas on Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968. 75°04′S 64°19′W  /  75.067°S 64.317°W  / -75.067; -64.317 . A prominent peak in

280-477: The east coast and near the base of Antarctic Peninsula. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for B. Lyle Hansen who, with Herbert T. Ueda, was in charge of the deep-core drilling program at Byrd Station for several seasons, 1966-69. 75°21′S 65°00′W  /  75.350°S 65.000°W  / -75.350; -65.000 . An isolated ridge lying 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of

300-532: The north and Mount Mount Brundage and Mount Terwileger in the south. Nearby features to the east include Prehn Peninsula, Lamboley Peak and Cape Schlossbach. Nearby features to the southeast include McCaw Ridge, Mount McKibben, Dodson Peninsula and Cape Cox. The Scaife Mountains were discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne , 1947–48, who named these mountains for Alan M. Scaife of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ,

320-411: The northeast extremity of Dodson Peninsula at the west side of Ronne Ice Shelf. First sighted from the air by the RARE, 1947-48. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Larry E. Cox, radioman with the South Pole Station winter party in 1964. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

340-465: The northwest part of Prehn Peninsula, Orville Coast. The peak was first photographed by the RARE, 1947-48, and was mapped by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN after Paul E. Lamboley, radioman at South Pole Station in 1964. 75°15′S 64°35′W  /  75.250°S 64.583°W  / -75.250; -64.583 . A large glacier flowing eastward along

360-418: The region. Forty species of lichen and five of moss have been identified, with Usnea sphacelata being amongst the most prominent species in the region. Colonies of Adélie penguins have been observed on multiple offshore islands in the adjacent Amundsen Sea . 75°30′S 80°00′W  /  75.500°S 80.000°W  / -75.500; -80.000 This Ellsworth Land location article

380-421: The south part of the Scaife Mountains. Discovered by the RARE under Ronne, 1947-48, who named it for Burr Brundage, United States Dept. of State, who assisted in making arrangements for the expedition. 75°13′S 64°44′W  /  75.217°S 64.733°W  / -75.217; -64.733 . A mountain on the north side of Ueda Glacier, standing at the southeast extremity of the Scaife Mountains, near

400-678: The south side of the Scaife Mountains to enter Hansen Inlet near the base of Antarctic Peninsula. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs, 1961-67. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Herbert T. Ueda who, with B. Lyle Hansen, was in charge of the deep core drilling program at Byrd Station, summers 1966-67 and 1967-68. 75°15′S 63°40′W  /  75.250°S 63.667°W  / -75.250; -63.667 . Ice-filled inlet between Cape Schlossbach and Cape Cox, along

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