The Dana Mountains () are a group of mountains just northwest of
New Bedford Inlet New Bedford Inlet () is a large pouch-shaped, ice-filled embayment between Cape Kidson and Cape Brooks, along the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service ...
, bounded by
Mosby Glacier on the north and
Haines Glacier
Haines Glacier () is a glacier wide, flowing in a southeasterly direction and joining Meinardus Glacier immediately east of Mount Barkow, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed from the air in December 194 ...
and
Meinardus Glacier New Bedford Inlet () is a large pouch-shaped, ice-filled embayment between Cape Kidson and Cape Brooks, along the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Servic ...
on the south, 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 ...
. They were first seen and photographed from the air by the
United States Antarctic Service 1939–41. They were mapped by the
United States Geological Survey from surveys and from
U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and were named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
after
James Dwight Dana, an American geologist.
Peaks
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Mount Cummings
References
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Mountain ranges of Palmer Land
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