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Victory Mountains
The Victory Mountains () is a major group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long and wide, which is bounded primarily by Mariner and Tucker glaciers and the Ross Sea. The division between these mountains and the Concord Mountains (to the NW) is less precise but apparently lies in the vicinity of Thomson Peak. A Ross Sea aspect of the mountains was first obtained by early British expeditions of Ross, Borchgrevink, Scott and Shackleton. The mapping of the interior mountains was largely done from air photos taken by the U.S. Navy and surveys undertaken by New Zealand and American parties in the 1950s and 1960s. So named by the NZGSAE 1957-58, because of the proximity of this group to the Admiralty Mountains, and with the intention that many of the topographic features would be named for celebrated victories, especially naval victories. Features * Aldridge Peak * Baker Glacier * Barker Range * Benighted Pass * Bertalan Peak * Borchgrevink Glacier * Boss Pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are Monadnock, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountain formation, Mountains are formed through Tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker Glacier
Tucker Glacier is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, about 144 km (90 mi) long, flowing southeast between Admiralty Mountains and Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea. There is a snow saddle at the glacier's head, just west of Homerun Range, from which Ebbe Glacier flows northwestward. The Biscuit Step allows good access near its junction with Trafalgar Glacier. Explored by NZGSAE, 1957–58, and named by them after Tucker Inlet, the ice-filled coastal indentation at the mouth of this glacier named by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Pemmican Step Pemmican Step () is a step-like rise in the level of Tucker Glacier above its junction with Leander Glacier, in Victoria Land. It is very crevassed in its southern half, but there is easy traveling over it toward its north end. Named by the New Zea ... References Admiralty Mountains Glaciers of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collins Peak
Collins Peak () is a small but noteworthy peak, high, at the east side of Malta Plateau, on the end of the ridge overlooking the confluence of Hand Glacier and Line Glacier, in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Eric J. Collins, biologist at Hallett Station Cape Hallett is a snow-free area (Antarctic oasis) on the northern tip of the Hallett Peninsula on the Ross Sea coast of Victoria Land, East Antarctica. Cape Adare lies to the north. History In 1956, during Operation Deep Freeze II, was dam ..., 1965–66. References * Mountains of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clapp Ridge
Clapp Ridge () is a narrow, steep-sided ridge about long, forming the north wall of Hand Glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James L. Clapp, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program glaciological party to Roosevelt Island Roosevelt Island is an island in New York City's East River, within the borough of Manhattan. It lies between Manhattan Island to the west, and the borough of Queens, on Long Island, to the east. Running from the equivalent of East 46th to 85 ..., 1967–68. References Ridges of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartographers Range
Cartographers Range () is a rugged range about long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land in Antarctica. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the cartographers and cartographic technicians of the Branch of Special Maps, USGS. Glaciers The Cartographers Range is bounded to the north by the Lensen Glacier and Pearl Harbor Glacier, to the east by the Tucker Glacier and to the south by the Wood Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier. The Lensen Glacier, DeWald Glacier and Whiplash Glacier flow north from the range into the Pearl Harbor Glacier. The Wood Glacier, Croll Glacier, Hearfield Glacier and Coulston Glacier flow south into the Trafalgar Glacier. Features Features incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Ridge
Carter Ridge () is a high and mountainous ridge, long, located between Coral Sea Glacier and Elder Glacier, in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land. It was mapped by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, and the United States Geological Survey, 1960–62. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for American chemist Herbert E. Carter, a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ..., 1964–72, and chairman, 1970–72. References Ridges of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capling Peak
Cartographers Range () is a rugged range about long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land in Antarctica. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the cartographers and cartographic technicians of the Branch of Special Maps, USGS. Glaciers The Cartographers Range is bounded to the north by the Lensen Glacier and Pearl Harbor Glacier, to the east by the Tucker Glacier and to the south by the Wood Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier. The Lensen Glacier, DeWald Glacier and Whiplash Glacier flow north from the range into the Pearl Harbor Glacier. The Wood Glacier, Croll Glacier, Hearfield Glacier and Coulston Glacier flow south into the Trafalgar Glacier. Features Features include, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridwell Peak
The Saxby Range () is a broad mountain range, rising to , in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Jutland Glacier, Tucker Glacier, Pearl Harbor Glacier, and Midway Glacier. Name The Saxby Range was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1982 after Eric Saxby, field leader and coordinator of NZ projects during the International Northern Victoria Land Project, 1981–82. Location The Bertalan Peak is in a block between the Jutland Glacier and McKellar Glacier to the west, Pearl Harbor Glacier to the south, Tucker Glacier to the east and north. It is drained to the south by Summers Glacier and to the west by Montecchi Glacier. Features include Boss Peak and Bridwell Peak in the north, Mount Hazlett and Latino Peak in the southeast. Features Boss Peak . An isolated black peak high at the east side of the terminus of Jutland Glacier, north-northeast of Thomson Peak, in the northwest part of the Victory Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bramble Peak
Cartographers Range () is a rugged range about long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land in Antarctica. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the cartographers and cartographic technicians of the Branch of Special Maps, USGS. Glaciers The Cartographers Range is bounded to the north by the Lensen Glacier and Pearl Harbor Glacier, to the east by the Tucker Glacier and to the south by the Wood Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier. The Lensen Glacier, DeWald Glacier and Whiplash Glacier flow north from the range into the Pearl Harbor Glacier. The Wood Glacier, Croll Glacier, Hearfield Glacier and Coulston Glacier flow south into the Trafalgar Glacier. Features Features include, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowers Glacier
Tucker Glacier is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, about 144 km (90 mi) long, flowing southeast between Admiralty Mountains and Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea. There is a snow saddle at the glacier's head, just west of Homerun Range, from which Ebbe Glacier flows northwestward. The Biscuit Step allows good access near its junction with Trafalgar Glacier. Explored by NZGSAE, 1957–58, and named by them after Tucker Inlet, the ice-filled coastal indentation at the mouth of this glacier named by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Pemmican Step Pemmican Step () is a step-like rise in the level of Tucker Glacier above its junction with Leander Glacier, in Victoria Land. It is very crevassed in its southern half, but there is easy traveling over it toward its north end. Named by the New Zea ... References Admiralty Mountains Glaciers of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boss Peak
The Saxby Range () is a broad mountain range, rising to , in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Jutland Glacier, Tucker Glacier, Pearl Harbor Glacier, and Midway Glacier. Name The Saxby Range was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1982 after Eric Saxby, field leader and coordinator of NZ projects during the International Northern Victoria Land Project, 1981–82. Location The Bertalan Peak is in a block between the Jutland Glacier and McKellar Glacier to the west, Pearl Harbor Glacier to the south, Tucker Glacier to the east and north. It is drained to the south by Summers Glacier and to the west by Montecchi Glacier. Features include Boss Peak and Bridwell Peak in the north, Mount Hazlett and Latino Peak in the southeast. Features Boss Peak . An isolated black peak high at the east side of the terminus of Jutland Glacier, north-northeast of Thomson Peak, in the northwest part of the Victory Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borchgrevink Glacier
Borchgrevink Glacier () is a large glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, draining south between Malta Plateau and Daniell Peninsula, and thence projecting into Glacier Strait, Ross Sea, as a floating glacier tongue, the Borchgrevink Glacier Tongue, just south of Cape Jones. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, for Carsten Borchgrevink, leader of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900. Borchgrevink visited the area in February 1900 and first observed the seaward portion of the glacier. The Borchgrevink Glacier has several contributing glaciers: *Ingham Glacier (), a tributary glacier 3 miles (5 km) west of Humphries Glacier, flowing south into Borchgrevink Glacier; mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, between 1960 and 1962. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Clayton E. Ingham, New Zealand geophysicist at Hallett Station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
