The Cook Mountains is a group of
mountain
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s bounded by the
Mulock and
Darwin glaciers in
Antarctica
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. Parts of the group were first viewed from the
Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of these mountains were mapped by a New Zealand party of the
CTAE (1956–58), and they were completely mapped by the
USGS
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from
Tellurometer
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History
The original tellurometer, known as the Micro-Distancer MRA 1, was introduced in 1 ...
surveys and US Navy air photos, 1959–63.
Named by the NZ-APC for Captain
James Cook.
Cook Mountains landforms include
Bowling Green Col Bowling Green Col () is an ice-filled east–west col between Reeves Plateau and Bowling Green Plateau in the Cook Mountains. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
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,
Bowling Green Plateau,
Bromwich Terrace,
DeZafra Ridge,
Soyuz-13 Rock,
Schoonmaker Ridge,
Wright Hill, and the
Brown Hills.
See also
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Butcher Ridge, near the polar plateau in the west part of the Cook Mountains
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Finn Spur, a rock spur northeast of
Mount Ayres in the Cook Mountains
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Gatson Ridge, a jagged ridge, long, that runs east from the southern part of
Bowling Green Plateau in the Cook Mountains
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Gjelsvik Spur, a rock spur 2 nautical miles (4 km) northwest of Mount Ayres in the Cook Mountains
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Harper Ridge, extends north from the central part of the
Finger Ridges in the Cook Mountains
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Soyuz-18 Rock is a nunatak west of Cheney Bluff in the Cook Mountains
References
External links
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Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency
Hillary Coast
Oates Land
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