The Cook Mountains is a group of
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
s bounded by the
Mulock and
Darwin glaciers
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
. Parts of the group were first viewed from the
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between hi ...
by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of these mountains were mapped by a New Zealand party of the
CTAE (1956–58), and they were completely mapped by the
USGS
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, a ...
from
Tellurometer
The tellurometer was the first successful microwave electronic distance measurement equipment. The name derives from the Latin ''tellus'', meaning Earth.
History
The original tellurometer, known as the Micro-Distancer MRA 1, was introduced in 19 ...
surveys and US Navy air photos, 1959–63.
Named by the NZ-APC for Captain
James Cook
James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean an ...
.
Cook Mountains landforms include
Bowling Green Col Bowling Green Col () is an ice-filled east–west col between Reeves Plateau and Bowling Green Plateau in the Cook Mountains. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is ...
,
Bowling Green Plateau,
Bromwich Terrace,
DeZafra Ridge,
Soyuz-13 Rock,
Schoonmaker Ridge
The Cook Mountains is a group of mountains bounded by the Mulock and Darwin glaciers in Antarctica. Parts of the group were first viewed from the Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of t ...
,
Wright Hill, and the
Brown Hills
The Brown Hills () are a group of mainly snow-free hills in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica.
Location
The Brown Hills lie north of the lower reaches of Darwin Glacier.
They are north of Diamond Hill and are adjacent to Diamond Glacier, a d ...
.
See also
*
Butcher Ridge
Butcher Ridge () is a large, mainly ice-free ridge near the polar plateau in the west part of the Cook Mountains. The ridge is in the form of an arc, extending northwest from Mount Ayres.Faure, G., and Mensing, T. M., 2010. ''The Transantarctic Mo ...
, near the polar plateau in the west part of the Cook Mountains
*
Finn Spur
The Cook Mountains is a group of mountains bounded by the Mulock and Darwin glaciers in Antarctica. Parts of the group were first viewed from the Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of t ...
, a rock spur northeast of
Mount Ayres
The Cook Mountains is a group of mountains bounded by the Mulock and Darwin glaciers in Antarctica. Parts of the group were first viewed from the Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of t ...
in the Cook Mountains
*
Gatson Ridge
Gatson Ridge () is a jagged ridge, long with an elevation of 1158m. It runs east from the southern part of Bowling Green Plateau in the Brown Hills of the Cook Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names aft ...
, a jagged ridge, long, that runs east from the southern part of
Bowling Green Plateau in the Cook Mountains
*
Gjelsvik Spur
Butcher Ridge () is a large, mainly ice-free ridge near the polar plateau in the west part of the Cook Mountains. The ridge is in the form of an arc, extending northwest from Mount Ayres.Faure, G., and Mensing, T. M., 2010. ''The Transantarctic M ...
, a rock spur 2 nautical miles (4 km) northwest of Mount Ayres in the Cook Mountains
*
Harper Ridge
The Cook Mountains is a group of mountains bounded by the Mulock and Darwin glaciers in Antarctica. Parts of the group were first viewed from the Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of t ...
, extends north from the central part of the
Finger Ridges The Finger Ridges () are several mainly ice-free ridges and spurs extending over a distance of about , east–west, in the northwestern part of the Cook Mountains in Antarctica. The individual ridges are long and project northward from the higher m ...
in the Cook Mountains
*
Soyuz-18 Rock
The Cook Mountains is a group of mountains bounded by the Mulock and Darwin glaciers in Antarctica. Parts of the group were first viewed from the Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of t ...
is a nunatak west of Cheney Bluff in the Cook Mountains
References
External links
*
Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency
Hillary Coast
Oates Land
{{OatesLand-geo-stub