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Mount Grier
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robison Glacier
Robison Glacier is a broad tributary glacier flowing northwest along the north side of La Gorce Mountains to enter Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains), Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Layton E. Robison, a pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964, 1965 and 1966. References Glaciers of Marie Byrd Land {{MarieByrdLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldstream Peak
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surprise Spur
Surprise Spur () is a prominent spur, the northernmost of three spurs on the southwest side of Ackerman Ridge in the La Gorce Mountains of Antarctica. First mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. So named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 1957 ... (NZGSAE) (1969–70) because, in the middle of an extensive region of purely basement rocks, slightly altered sedimentary rocks which seem to belong to the much younger Beacon series appear on this spur. Mountains of Marie Byrd Land {{MarieByrdLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Paine
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Mooney
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Grier
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Gjertsen
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessens Peak
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johansen Peak
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hourglass Buttress
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graves Nunataks
The Graves Nunataks () are a small group of nunataks near the edge of the Antarctic polar plateau, lying east-southeast of Beard Peak, La Gorce Mountains, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gerald V. Graves of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, a photographer on Operation Deep Freeze Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on. (There w ... 1966 and 1967. References Nunataks of Marie Byrd Land {{MarieByrdLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjertsen Promontory
The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce, Vice President of the National Geographic Society. Features Geographical features include: * Ackerman Ridge * Beard Peak * Delta Peak * Gjertsen Promontory * Goldstream Peak * Graves Nunataks * Hourglass Buttress * Johansen Peak * Kessens Peak * Klein Glacier * Mount Gjertsen * Mount Grier * Mount Mooney * Mount Paine * Robison Glacier * Scott Glacier * Surprise Spur * Waterhouse Spur The La Gorce Mountains () are a group of mountains, spanning , standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |