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Mount Klayn
Mount Klayn ( bg, връх Клайн, vrah Klayn, ) is the peak rising to 2086 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the northern portion of Bastien Range in , . The feature extends 2.8 km, trending north-northeast, and is 900 m wide. It has steep and partly ice-free southeast slopes, and surmounts upper |
Bastien Range
The Bastien Range () is an Antarctic mountain range of moderate height which extends in a NW-SE direction for about , flanking the SW side of Nimitz Glacier and the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Thomas W. Bastien, geologist, leader of the helicopter supported University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64. Bastien was also a member of a party to the Ellsworth Mountains in 1961–62. Features Geographical features include: * Bergison Peak * Bowie Crevasse Field * Camp Hills * Ereta Peak * Hodges Knoll * Karasura Glacier * Klenova Peak * Mount Fisek * Mount Klayn * Nimitz Glacier * O'Neal Nunataks * Patmos Peak * Wild Knoll Wild Knoll ( bg, могила Уайлд, mogila Uajld, ) is the peak rising to 1773 m [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Marie Byrd Land. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the Sentinel Range to the north and the Heritage Range to the south. The former is by far the higher and more spectacular with Mount Vinson () constituting the highest point on the continent.Bockheim, J.G., Schaefer, C.E., 2015. ''Soils of Ellsworth Land, the Ellsworth Mountains''. In: Bockheim, J.G. (Ed.), ''The Soils of Antarctica. World Soils Book Series'', Springer, Switzerland, pp. 169–181. The mountains are located within the Chilean Antarctic territorial claim but outside of the Argentinian and British ones. Discovery The mountains were discovered on November 23, 1935, by Lincoln Ellsworth in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight from Dundee Island to the Ross Ice Shelf. He gave them the descriptive name Sentinel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimitz Glacier
The Nimitz Glacier is an Antarctic glacier, long and wide, draining the area about west of the Vinson Massif and flowing southeast between the Sentinel Range and Bastien Range to enter Minnesota Glacier, in the central Ellsworth Mountains. Discovered by USN Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of December 14-December 15, 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey from these photos. Named by US-ACAN for Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Chester William Nimitz (; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in C ..., USN, who as Chief of Naval Operations at the time of Operation Highjump, 1947–1948, made possible that unprecedentedly large and complex Antarctic expedition. Tributary glaciers * Karasura Glacier * Branscomb Glacier * Cairns Glacier * Tulaczyk Glacier * Zapol Glacier * Donnellan Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Fisek
Mount Fisek ( bg, връх Фисек, vrah Fisek, ) is the peak rising to 1623 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the central portion of Bastien Range in , . The feature has steep and partly ice-free north, east and southwest slopes, and surmounts |
Wild Knoll
Wild Knoll ( bg, могила Уайлд, mogila Uajld, ) is the peak rising to 1773 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the central portion of Bastien Range in , . The feature has steep and partly ice-free west slopes, and surmounts upper |
Ereta Peak
The Bastien Range () is an Antarctic mountain range of moderate height which extends in a NW-SE direction for about , flanking the SW side of Nimitz Glacier and the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Thomas W. Bastien, geologist, leader of the helicopter supported University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64. Bastien was also a member of a party to the Ellsworth Mountains in 1961–62. Features Geographical features include: * Bergison Peak * Bowie Crevasse Field * Camp Hills * Ereta Peak * Hodges Knoll * Karasura Glacier * Klenova Peak * Mount Fisek * Mount Klayn * Nimitz Glacier * O'Neal Nunataks * Patmos Peak * Wild Knoll Wild Knoll ( bg, могила Уайлд, mogila Uajld, ) is the peak rising to 1773 m [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichev Nunatak
Ichev Nunatak ( bg, Ичев нунатак, \'i-chev 'nu-na-tak\) is the rocky hill rising to 1604 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the northwestern periphery of in . It is named after Milan Ichev, geologist and builder at in 2000-2001 and subsequent seasons. Loc ...
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Mount Atkinson
Mount Atkinson () is a prominent mountain 3.5 miles (6 km) west-southwest of Mount Craddock in the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1957–60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Richard C. Atkinson, Director, National Science Foundation, 1977–80. See also * Mountains in Antarctica This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Antarctica. Some islands in the South Atlantic have also been included and can be found at the end of the list. Antarctica South Atl ... References Ellsworth Mountains Mountains of Ellsworth Land {{EllsworthLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel Range
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km (15 to 30 mi) wide. Many peaks rise over and Vinson Massif (4892 m) in the southern part of the range is the highest elevation on the continent.Sentinel Range. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Sentinel Range comprises a main ridge (featuring Vinson Massif in its southern portion) and a number of distinct heights, ridges and mountains on its east side, including (south to north) , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
