The Adams Mountains () are a small but well defined group of
mountains in
Queen Alexandra Range, bounded by the
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*Bob Beardmore, British rugby league footballer
*Bud Beardmore (1939–2016), American lacrosse coach
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,
Berwick,
Moody and
Bingley Glacier
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being long and having a width of . It descends about from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf and is bordered by the Commonwealth Range of the Queen ...
s. Discovered by
British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named Adams Mountains for Lieutenant
Jameson B. Adams Jameson may refer to:
*Jameson (name)
Places
;In the United States
* Jameson, Missouri
* Jameson, Washington
;Elsewhere
* Jameson Islands, Nunavut, Canada
* Jameson Land, Greenland
* Jameson Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Other
...
, second in command of the expedition. The
British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) restricted the name to Mount Adams for a high
peak in the group, but the original name and application are considered more apt and have been approved.
References
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Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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