| Merrick Mountains | |
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| Elevation | 1,256 m (4,121 ft)  |
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| Continent | Antarctica |
The Merrick Mountains ( 75°06′S72°04′W / 75.100°S 72.067°W ) are a cluster of mountains, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) northeast of the Behrendt Mountains in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. [1]
The Merrick Mountains are in eastern Ellsworth Land, to the south of the English Coast of George VI Sound They are northeast of the Behrendt Mountains and west of the Sweeney Mountains. Features include, from south to north, Eaton Nunatak, Mount Boyer, Mount Matheson, Mount Becker and Mount Berger. Nearby features include Henry Nunataks, Cheeks Nunatak, Lyon Nunataks, Sky-Hi Nunataks and Mount Wasilewski. [2]
The Merrick Mountains were discovered and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Finn Ronne. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Conrad G. Merrick, United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic engineer with the Antarctic Peninsula Traverse Party, 1961–62, who participated in the survey of these mountains. [1]
75°10′S72°00′W / 75.167°S 72.000°W . A prominent nunatak marking the southeast extremity of the Merrick Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for John W. Eaton, aurora scientist at Eights Station in 1963. [3]
75°07′S72°04′W / 75.117°S 72.067°W . A mountain 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest of Mount Becker. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Francis C. Boyer, hospital corpsman, United States Navy, chief petty officer in charge of Eights Station in 1964. [4]
75°05′S72°10′W / 75.083°S 72.167°W . A mountain 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Boyer. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-AC AN for Lome D. Matheson, ionospheric physics researcher at Eights Station in 1963. [5]
75°06′S72°02′W / 75.100°S 72.033°W . A prominent mountain 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Mount Boyer. These mountains were discovered from the air and photographed by the RARE, 1947-48, under Finn Ronne. The mountain was named by Ronne for Ralph A. Becker, legal counsel who assisted in the formation of RARE and in obtaining financial support for the expedition. [6]
75°04′S71°57′W / 75.067°S 71.950°W . A mountain with a steep northern rock face, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northeast of Mount Becker. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Raymond E. Berger, United States Navy, aircraft pilot who flew the University of Wisconsin Traverse Party to this area and flew support missions in its behalf in the 1965-66 season. [7]
75°08′S72°36′W / 75.133°S 72.600°W . A cluster of nunataks located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west of the Merrick Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for K.C. Henry, engineman with the Eights Station winter party in 1963. [8]
75°11′S71°24′W / 75.183°S 71.400°W . Prominent isolated mountain 1,615 metres (5,299 ft) high located 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) east-southeast of Merrick Mountains. First seen and photographed from the air by RARE, 1947–48. Named by US-ACAN for Peter J. Wasilewski, member of the University of Wisconsin parties which explored this area in the 1961-62 and 1965-66 seasons. [9]
The Argentina Range is a range of rock peaks and bluffs, 42 nautical miles long, lying 35 nautical miles east of the northern part of Forrestal Range in the northeastern portion of the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica.
The Behrendt Mountains is a group of mountains, 20 nautical miles long, aligned in the form of a horseshoe with the opening to the southwest, standing 7 nautical miles southwest of the Merrick Mountains in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.
The Sweeney Mountains are a group of mountains of moderate height and about 40 nautical miles extent, located 30 nautical miles north of the Hauberg Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.
The Hauberg Mountains are a group of mountains of about 35 nautical miles extent, located 12 nautical miles north of Cape Zumberge and 30 nautical miles south of the Sweeney Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.
The Scaife Mountains is a group of mountains rising west of Prehn Peninsula and between the Ketchum Glacier and Ueda Glacier, at the base of the Antarctic Peninsula.
The Haines Mountains are a range of ice-capped mountains trending northwest–southeast for about 25 nautical miles and forming the southwest wall of Hammond Glacier, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
The Yee Nunataks are a group of scattered nunataks, about 24 nautical miles long and 12 nautical miles wide, centered 35 nautical miles northeast of Lyon Nunataks in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. The nunataks rise 1,300–1,700 metres (4,300–5,600 ft) in elevation and in the four quadrants include Staack Nunatak, Olander Nunatak, Metzgar Nunatak and Triassic Nunatak.
The Ickes Mountains are a series of coastal mountains that extend west from Strauss Glacier for 15 nautical miles in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
The Anderson Hills are an irregular group of hills, ridges and peaks between Mackin Table and the Thomas Hills in the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.
Bryan Coast is that portion of the coast of Antarctica along the south shore of the Bellingshausen Sea between Pfrogner Point and the northern tip of the Rydberg Peninsula. To the west is Eights Coast, and to the east is English Coast.
Carroll Inlet is an inlet, 40 nautical miles long and 6 nautical miles wide, trending southeast along the coast of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica, between the Rydberg Peninsula and Smyley Island. The head of the inlet is divided into two arms by the presence of Case Island and is bounded to the east by Stange Ice Shelf.
The Grossman Nunataks are a group of about a dozen nunataks in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica, rising 1,300–1,500 metres (4,300–4,900 ft) in elevation and running northwest–southeast for 18 nautical miles between the Lyon Nunataks and the Sky-Hi Nunataks. The group includes features from the Smith Nunataks and the Whitmill Nunatak in the northwest to Gaylord Nunatak and Neff Nunatak in the southeast.
Mount Moffat is a mountain, 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles northeast of Mount Ege in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.
The FitzGerald Bluffs are prominent north-facing bluffs, 9 nautical miles long, located 30 nautical miles south of the Snow Nunataks in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.
Gambacorta Peak is a peak 1,840 metres (6,040 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.
The McDonald Heights are broad, mainly snow-covered heights about 35 nautical miles (65 km) long and rising over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) between Cape Burks and Morris Head on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. The heights are bounded southward by Hull Glacier, Kirkpatrick Glacier and Johnson Glacier.
Schmidt Hills is a group of rock hills, 15 nautical miles long, lying north of Childs Glacier and west of Roderick Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.
Stange Sound is a sound about 60 nautical miles long and 25 nautical miles wide along the coast of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. An ice shelf occupies the sound, which is bounded on the west by Smyley Island and Case Island, on the south by the mainland, on the east by Spaatz Island and on the north by open water in the Ronne Entrance. Photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition under Finn Ronne. Named for Henry Stange of New York, a contributor to RARE who gave much time to assisting in preparations for the expedition.
The Sky-Hi Nunataks are a nunatak group 8 nautical miles long, located 11 nautical miles east of Grossman Nunataks and northeast of Merrick Mountains in Ellsworth Land, extending from Doppler Nunatak in the west to Arnoldy Nunatak in the east and including Mount Mende, Mount Lanzerotti, Mount Carrara, and Mount Cahill.
The Lyon Nunataks are a group of nunataks lying west of the Grossman Nunataks and 30 nautical miles northwest of the Behrendt Mountains, in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. They include Grossenbacher Nunatak, Holtet Nunatak] Christoph Nunatak and Isakson Nunatak.
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