The Darwin Mountains is a group of mountains between the

Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

and Hatherton glaciers in Antarctica. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Major

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, at that time Honorary Secretary of the

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Features

* Access Slope * Colosseum Ridge *

Communication Heights Communication Heights () are a group of highly eroded ice-free elevations to the south of Midnight Plateau in the Darwin Mountains. The feature rises to about between Conant Valley and Grant Valley Grant Valley () is a valley between the Communica ...

Conant Valley Conant Valley is a valley between Duncan Bluff and Communication Heights in the southern part of the Darwin Mountains; the valley mouth opens to Hatherton Glacier. It was named after Neil Conant, communications operator in support of the United St ...

Corell Cirque Corell Cirque () is a large cirque, which is a concave amphitheater shaped valley containing a glacier. It is between Harvey Cirque and Duncan Bluff in the southern part of the Darwin Mountains. Located at the eastern end of the extensive Prebble ...

* Darwin Glacier *

Darwin Névé Darwin Névé () is a large névé in Antarctica. It is on the west side of the Cook Mountains and the Darwin Mountains and feeds both Darwin Glacier and Hatherton Glacier. It was named for its association with Darwin Glacier by the New Zealand Da ...

Duncan Bluff Duncan Bluff () is a steep rock bluff along the north side of Hatherton Glacier. It rises to between Corell Cirque and Conant Valley in the Darwin Mountains. In association with the names of communication workers grouped in this area, it was name ...

* Exodus Glacier * Exodus Valley * Friedmann Peak *

Grant Valley Grant Valley () is a valley between the Communication Heights and Mount Ash in the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. A lobe of ice from Hatherton Glacier occupies the mouth of the valley. It was named after Bettie Kathryn Grant, Information Systems ...

Green Glacier Green Glacier () is a glacier on the east side of Graham Land, Antarctica, long and wide, flowing from the plateau northeast between Dugerjav Peak and Rugate Ridge, and then east into Vaughan Inlet next north of Pirne Peak and south of the t ...

* Hale Valley *

Harvey Cirque Harvey Cirque () is a cirque containing a small glacier between Scheuermann Spur and Corell Cirque in the southern part of the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. The cirque occurs along the extensive Prebble Icefalls which contribute some ice to the ...

Haskell Ridge Haskell Ridge () is a rocky ridge west of Colosseum Ridge in the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition The Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) is part of the School of Geography, Env ...

Hatherton Glacier Hatherton Glacier is a large glacier flowing from the Antarctic polar plateau generally eastward along the south side of the Darwin Mountains and entering Darwin Glacier at Junction Spur. It was mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwe ...

Island Arena Island Arena () is a broad valley occupied by a lateral lobe of the Darwin Glacier, Antarctica, indenting the north side of the Darwin Mountains between Colosseum Ridge and Kennett Ridge. An islandlike nunatak, Richardson Hill, rises above the ice ...

Junction Spur Junction Spur () is a rocky spur marking the eastern extremity of the Darwin Mountains and the junction of Hatherton Glacier and Darwin Glacier. It was mapped and named by the Darwin Glacier party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ...

Kennett Ridge Kennett Ridge () is a rocky ridge, long, which descends eastward from the northeast end of Midnight Plateau in the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition The Antarctic Research ...

Lindstrom Ridge Lindstrom Ridge () is a ridge on the west side of Green Glacier in the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. The ridge is long and forms the eastern end of the Meteorite Hills. It is named after Marilyn Lindstrom, curator of Antarctic meteorites at the N ...

Mason Nunatak Mason Nunatak () is a nunatak, which is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. This particular nunatuk is long at the northwest end of the Meteorite Hills ...

McKay Valley McKay Valley () is the central of three largely ice-free valleys that trend east from Midnight Plateau in the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. It was named after physicist Christopher P. McKay, of the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Califo ...

Meteorite Hills The Meteorite Hills () are a group of hills, long, forming the western portion of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. The hills are located between the heads of Darwin Glacier and Hatherton Glacier. The name was proposed by John O. Annexstad of ...

Midnight Plateau Midnight Plateau () is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. The plateau was discovered by the Victoria Univ ...

Misthound Cirque Misthound Cirque () is a cirque forming a large embayment in the east side of Haskell Ridge in the Darwin Mountains of Antarctica. It is the type locality for the Misthound Coal measures, a formation of the Beacon Sequence of the Darwin Mountain ...

Mount Ash Mount Ash () is an Antarctica mountain, 2,025 m, in the Darwin Mountains, overlooking the north side of Hatherton Glacier 11 nautical miles (20 km) west-southwest of Junction Spur. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tell ...

* Mount Ellis * Muchmore Valley * Overturn Glacier * Polarmail Ledge *

Prebble Icefalls Prebble Icefalls () are a set of icefalls on the southwestern side of Midnight Plateau in the Darwin Mountains The Darwin Mountains is a group of mountains between the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers in Antarctica. Discovered by the British Nationa ...

* Richardson Hill *

Scheuermann Spur Scheuermann Spur () is a broad ice-covered limb of the Darwin Mountains between the head of the Hatherton Glacier and the west end of Prebble Icefalls. The feature has a relatively flat summit area (about 1600 m) that tapers southward to a narrow sn ...

* Score Ridge * Skilton Ledge *

Smith Heights Smith Heights () is the highest part of the jumble of peaks between Kennett Ridge and Junction Spur in the eastern part of the Darwin Mountains. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition The Antarctic Research Centre (AR ...

* Tether Rock * Wellman Valley

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* Mountain ranges of Oates Land East Antarctica {{OatesLand-geo-stub

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