The Denfeld Mountains () are a group of scattered mountains between

Crevasse Valley Glacier Crevasse Valley Glacier () is a broad glacier about long, flowing west-southwest between the Chester Mountains and the Saunders Mountain to the Sulzberger Ice Shelf in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by a sledging party of the ...

and

Arthur Glacier Arthur Glacier () is a valley glacier in Antarctica. It is about long, and flows west to Sulzberger Ice Shelf between the Swanson Mountains on the north and Mount Rea and Mount Cooper on the south, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. It wa ...

in the

Ford Ranges The Ford Ranges () are a grouping of mountain ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on December 5, 1929, they were named by Byrd ...

of Marie Byrd Land. The mountains were explored by the

Byrd Antarctic Expedition Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, p ...

s (1928–30 and 1933–35) and by the

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(1939–41) all led by Rear Admiral

Richard E. Byrd Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, p ...

. They were named for Admiral Louis E. Denfeld,

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and a member of the

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(1947–49), who helped in the planning and organization of Operation Highjump (1946–47) for which Byrd was leader.

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Ford Ranges {{MarieByrdLand-geo-stub

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