Mountains of Antarctica Mountains of Antarctica Blank Peaks is a cluster of ice-free peaks occupying the isolated ridge between Bartrum and Foggydog Glaciers in the Brown Hills of Antarctica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blank Peaks"
Boreas Nunatak ( ) is a nunatak (220 m) nearly 1 miles southwest of Passat Nunatak at the mouth of Schytt Glacier in Queen Maud Land. It was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named after Boreas, one of the Dornier flying boats of the expedition. The feature was surveyed by the NBSAE, 1949-52. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boreas Nunatak"
Bridgeman Island or Bridgemans's Island or Bridgman Island or Helena Island is an almost circular, volcanic island marked by steep sides, 0.5 miles long and 240 m high, lying 23 miles east of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Bridgeman Island is located at and has an elevation of 240 m. Bridgeman Island is an established name dating back to about 1820. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bridgeman Island (South Shetland Islands)"
Castle Peak ( ) is a prominent ice-covered peak, 2,380 m, standing immediately south of Murphy Glacier and close off the west side of Avery Plateau in Graham Land. It is shaped like a truncated cone with a rounded summit and rises more than 610 m above the surrounding ice. First surveyed in 1946 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named by them because of its resemblance to a ruined medieval castle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Castle Peak (Antarctica)"
Decennial Peak ( ) is a peak (4,020 m) situated 4.8 km (3 mi) southwest of Mount Kirkpatrick in Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1958-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in recognition of the Decennial of the Institute of Polar Studies, Ohio State University, in 1970, the same year the University celebrated its Centennial. The university and the Institute have been very active in Antarctic investigations since 1960. ...more on Wikipedia about "Decennial Peak"
Deception Island is an island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica. It is notable for having one of the safest harbors in Antarctica, and for being an active volcano, whose eruption in 1970 caused serious damage to the scientific stations there. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deception Island (South Shetland Islands)"
Dismal Mountains ( ) is a group of nunataks about 35 miles southwest of Rayner Peak. They were photographed from ANARE ( Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956, and surveyed by G.A. Knuckey during a dog-sledge journey from Amundsen Bay to Mawson Station in December 1958. They are so named because the mountains are frequently shrouded in clouds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dismal Mountains"
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Fram Peak ( ) is the northernmost peak in the Hansen Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Framfjellet (the forward peak). ...more on Wikipedia about "Fram Peak"
Gaussberg (or Mount Gauss) is an extinct volcanic cone, 370 metres high, fronting on Davis Sea immediately west of the Posadowsky Glacier in Antarctica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gaussberg"
Goodspeed Nunataks ( ) is a group of three rows of nunataks, oriented approximately east-west and 10 to 15 miles long, located at the west end of Fisher Glacier, about 30 miles westnorthwest of Mount McCauley, in the Prince Charles Mountains in Antarctica. They were sighted by an ANARE ( Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) seismic party led by K.B. Mather in January 1958, and named by ANCA after M.J. Goodspeed, geophysicist at Mawson Station in 1957. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goodspeed Nunataks"
Hansen Mountains ( ) is a large group of nunataks lying 55 miles south of Stefansson Bay and extending 25 miles in a NW-SE direction. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named for H.E. Hansen, the Norwegian cartographer who compiled the maps for this and other Norwegian Antarctic expeditions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hansen Mountains"
King Peak ( ) is a rock peak (2,200 m) surmounting the east extremity of the Bermel Escarpment, 1.5 miles westnorthwest of Mount Powell, in the east part of the Thiel Mountains. The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford, co-leaders of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party which surveyed these mountains in 1960-61. It was named for Clarence King, the first director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1879-81. Other peaks in the vicinity are named for subsequent directors of the USGS. ...more on Wikipedia about "King Peak (Antarctica)"
Lars Christensen Peak, also known as Lars Christensentoppen, ( ) is the highest point (1,755 meters) in Peter I Island, off the coast of Antarctica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lars Christensen Peak"
Linck Nunataks ( ) is a group of four small, ice-covered nunataks at the southeast end of the Whitmore Mountains. Three of the nunataks are together and aligned while the fourth lies 2.5 miles distant. They were visited and surveyed on January 2, 1959 by the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party. William H. Chapman, party surveyor, proposed the naming for M. Kerwin Linck, Chief of the Branch of Special Maps of the U.S. Geological Survey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Linck Nunataks"
Mount Absalom ( ) is the southernmost and highest (1,640 m) mountain of the Herbert Mountains, in the central part of the Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Henry W.L. Absalom, member of the Scientific Committee on the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-58. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Absalom"
Mount Adam is a mountain situated 4 km (2.5 mi) WNW of Mount Minto in the Admiralty Mountains. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross who named this feature for Vice Admiral Sir Charles Adam, a senior naval lord of the Admiralty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Adam"
Mount Ajax is a mountain rising 1.5 km (1 mi) WSW of Mount Royalist in the Admiralty Mountains. Named by the New Zealand GSAE, 1957-58, after HMNZS Ajax. The mountain is one of several in this area named for New Zealand ships. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Ajax"
Mount Albert Markham is a striking flat-topped mountain, standing midway between Mount Nares and Pyramid Mountain in the Churchill Mountains. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) and named for Admiral Sir Albert Markham, a member of the Ship Committee for the expedition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Albert Markham"
Mount Amundsen ( ) is a nunatak lying east of Denman Glacier, about 11 miles northeast of Mount Sandow. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Mawson, and named by Mawson for Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian polar explorer, who was the first to attain the South Pole. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Amundsen"
Mount Andromeda ( ) is the higher (550 m) and more southerly of the twin ice domes, this one marking the summit of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. Named by UK-APC in 1971 in association with nearby Mount Perseus. The name refers to a mythical heroine rescued from a sea monster by the hero Perseus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Andromeda (Antarctica)"
Mount Andrus is a peak 3.2 km (2 mi) SE of Mount Boennighausen in the SE extremity of Ames Range, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1964-68. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Carl H. Andrus, US Navy, medical officer and Officer-in-Charge of Byrd Station in 1964. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Andrus"
Mount Aorangi ( ) is the highest mountain, 3,135 m, in the Millen Range of Antarctica. So named by the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, because of this mountain's cloud-piercing ability, and also in memory of Mount Cook, New Zealand, known to the Maori people as "Aorangi" (the cloud piercer). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Aorangi"
Mount Austin ( ) is a conspicuous rock mass rising to 955 metres, projecting into the head of Gardner Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, and named by him for Stephen F. Austin, American colonizer in Texas and one of the founders of the Republic of Texas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Austin (Antarctica)"
Mount Avers ( ) is a mountain 3.2 km (2 mi) north of Mount Ferranto in the Fosdick Mountains, in Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named for Henry G. Avers, chief mathematician of the Division of Geodesy, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, who was a member of the National Geographic Society Commission of Experts which determined that Commander (later Rear Admiral) Richard E. Byrd reached the North Pole by airplane (1926) and the South Pole (1929). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Avers"
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