Scheuermann Spur
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Scheuermann Spur () is a broad ice-covered limb of the
Darwin Mountains The Darwin Mountains is a group of mountains between the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers in Antarctica. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for Major Leonard Darwin, at that time Honorary Secretary of the R ...
between the head of the
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 ...
and the west end of
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 ...
. The feature has a relatively flat summit area (about 1600 m) that tapers southward to a narrow snout. A rock cliff marks the west side facing Hatherton Glacier. Named after Mike Scheuermann, Air Projects Specialist,
Polar Programs Polar may refer to: Geography Polar may refer to: * Geographical pole, either of two fixed points on the surface of a rotating body or planet, at 90 degrees from the equator, based on the axis around which a body rotates *Polar climate, the cli ...
,
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(NSF), 1995–2001; former Navy liaison to OPP from U.S. Navy. Ridges of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub