The Horlick Mountains Traverse, along with the Little America-Byrd Station Traverse and the

Sentinel Mountains Traverse The Sentinel Mountain Traverse, along with the Little America-Byrd Station Traverse and the Horlick Mountains Traverse, was one of three traverses across the continent of Antarctica— this one along the Sentinel Range— completed in 1958 by Dr. ...

, was one of three Antarctic traverses performed by Dr. Charles Bentley and his team before and during the

International Geophysical Year The International Geophysical Year (IGY; french: Année géophysique internationale) was an international scientific project that lasted from 1 July 1957 to 31 December 1958. It marked the end of a long period during the Cold War when scientific ...

of 1957-1958. Bentley spent two consecutive years in Antarctica completing these traverses and collecting data on the continent's geology and climate.

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