Werner Mountains () is a group of mountains located just west-southwest 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 ...
and between the Meinardus and
Bryan 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 ...
. The mountains were first seen and photographed from the air by the
United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and
U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67. Named by
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 ...
(US-ACAN) for
Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750–1819), German geologist and mineralogist.
Features
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Bryan Glacier
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Douglas Glacier
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Mount Broome
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Mount Fell
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Mount Hemmingsen
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Mount Virdin
Mountain ranges of Palmer Land
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