The Scaife Mountains () is a group of

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s rising west of

Prehn Peninsula The mainly ice-covered Prehn Peninsula () is long and wide, between Hansen and Gardner Inlets, on the eastern coast and at the base of Antarctic Peninsula. First observed from aircraft by the RARE, 1947–48. Mapped by USGS from surveys and US Na ...

and between the

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and Ueda glaciers, in

Palmer Land Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...

, at the base of

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. Discovered by the

Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Background Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored exp ...

(RARE) under

Finn Ronne Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer. Background Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne (1861–1932), was a polar explorer w ...

, 1947–48, who named these mountains for Alan M. Scaife of

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, a contributor to the expedition.

List of mountains

* Mount Brundage () is a

located 12 nautical miles (22 km) west-southwest of Mount Terwileger in the south part of the Scaife Mountains. Discovered by RARE who named it for Burr Brundage,

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, who assisted in making arrangements for the expedition. *Mount Macnowski () is a

in the northern part of the Scaife Mountains, about west-southwest of

Schmitt Mesa Schmitt Mesa is a mesa in Antarctica named after Waldo L. Schmitt. It is a prominent, mainly ice-covered mesa, 15 mi long and 5 mi wide, forming the southern rampart of Latady Mountains at the base of Antarctic Peninsula. It was mapp ...

, near the base of the

. Discovered by RARE, and mapped by the

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from surveys and

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air photos, 1961–67. The mountain was named by the

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(US-ACAN) for Francis B. Macnowski, a construction mechanic at

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in 1967. * Mount Terwileger () is a mountain on the northern side of Ueda Glacier, standing at the SE extremity of the Scaife Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67. Named by US-ACAN for Stephen E. Terwileger, hospital corpsman at

in 1967.

References

Mountain ranges of Palmer Land {{PalmerLand-geo-stub