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53-685: The La Gorce Mountains ( 86°45′S 146°0′W  /  86.750°S 146.000°W  / -86.750; -146.000 ) are a group of mountains, 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long, standing between the tributary Robison Glacier and Klein Glacier at the east side of the upper reaches of the Scott Glacier , in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. The La Gorce Mountains were discovered in December 1934 by

106-843: A USARP-Arizona State University geological party, 1980-81. The name derives from a long snow chute up the face of the buttress. 86°40′S 145°25′W  /  86.667°S 145.417°W  / -86.667; -145.417 . A peak, 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) high, along the north edge of the La Gorce Mountains, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of the east tip of Mount Mooney. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Philip H. Beard, photographer with USN Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°41′S 148°57′W  /  86.683°S 148.950°W  / -86.683; -148.950 . A prominent mountain, 3,035 metres (9,957 ft) high, standing at

159-1191: A buttress-type projection of the western part of the La Gorce Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for Stuart D.L. Paine , navigator and radio operator of that party. 86°51′S 146°41′W  /  86.850°S 146.683°W  / -86.850; -146.683 . A peak, 2,660 metres (8,730 ft) high, located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southeast of Mount Paine. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Gerard R. Kessens of USN Squadron VX-6, photographer on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. Several features are in or just north of Robison Glacier where it converges with Van Reeth Glacier. They include Mount Bowlin, Mount Noville, Mount Suarez, Mount Roland, Szabo Bluff and Price Bluff. 86°34′S 145°48′W  /  86.567°S 145.800°W  / -86.567; -145.800 . A ridge-shaped mountain, 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) high, standing just north of

212-467: A member of the geological party who worked here. 86°40′S 146°28′W  /  86.667°S 146.467°W  / -86.667; -146.467 . A rock buttress, rising to 2,790 metres (9,150 ft) high, 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) W of Beard Peak in the La Gorce Mountains. Mapped by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1960-64. Geologically mapped by

265-647: Is the southernmost mountain in the world. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn. Named by Admiral Byrd for Louis McHenry Howe , secretary to the President of the United States at that time, Franklin D. Roosevelt. 87°04′S 153°46′W  /  87.067°S 153.767°W  / -87.067; -153.767 . A solitary volcanic cone, 2,720 metres (8,920 ft) high, standing 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) north of D'Angelo Bluff, on

318-685: The Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Richard E. Byrd for John Oliver La Gorce , Vice President of the National Geographic Society . The La Gorce Mountains are to the east of the head of the Scott Glacier where it is joined from the southeast by the Klein Glacier . The Robison Glacier flows west along the north of the La Gorce Mountains to join

371-654: The Gothic Mountains . It drains west between Outlook Peak and Organ Pipe Peaks into Scott Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN aerial photographs, 1960-64. The descriptive name was proposed by Edmund Stump, leader of a USARP-Arizona State University geological party which established a base camp on the glacier in January 1981. 85°52′S 151°00′W  /  85.867°S 151.000°W  / -85.867; -151.000 . A glacier, 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) long, flowing west along

424-682: The Hays Mountains . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN in association with Mount Vaughan. 85°42′S 154°24′W  /  85.700°S 154.400°W  / -85.700; -154.400 . A low gradient glacier flowing northeast from Mount Griffith in the Hays Mountains to the Karo Hills . First seen and roughly mapped by the ByrdAE, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN for Peter H. Koerwitz, biolab manager at McMurdo Station in 1965. Tributaries from

477-467: The Karo Hills . The head of the Scott Glacier forms between the D'Angelo Bluff and Mount McIntyre to the west and Mount Howe to the east. The glacier flows north past Mount Early and Sunny Ridge to the west. 87°18′S 154°00′W  /  87.300°S 154.000°W  / -87.300; -154.000 . A prominent north-facing rock bluff, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, trending westward from Mount Mclntyre. The bluff stands at

530-526: The Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just south of Mount Durham . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Derrell M. Roe, a member of summer parties at McMurdo Station in 1963-64 and 1964–65 and station engineer with the McMurdo winter party in 1966. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

583-775: The United States Geological Survey . Robison Glacier The Scott Glacier originates on the Antarctic Plateau in the vicinity of D'Angelo Bluff and Mount Howe , and descends between the Nilsen Plateau and the mountains of the Watson Escarpment to enter Ross Ice Shelf just west of the Tapley Mountains . The Tapley Mountains , Watson Escarpment , Mount Blackburn , and the La Gorce Mountains bound

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636-667: The Axel Heiberg and Liv Glaciers. About 15 miles eastward of the Amundsen Glacier is the Robert Scott Glacier (Thorne Glacier), from 5 to 15 miles wide, trending in a north-south direction about 90 miles. Thorvald Nilsen Mountains (Mount Thorvald Nilsen) (86°W' S.,158°00' W.), a mountain massif of the Queen Maud Range, rise to elevations of about 13,000 feet and lie between the upper parts of

689-468: The Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35. 86°37′S 147°25′W  /  86.617°S 147.417°W  / -86.617; -147.417 . A spur of well-exposed strata that juts southwest from the south portion of Ackerman Ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of Johansen Peak, in the La Gorce Mountains. First mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by NZGSAE, 1969-70, for Barry C. Waterhouse,

742-599: The ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for Capt. Robert A. Bartlett of Brigus, Newfoundland, noted Arctic navigator and explorer who recommended that the expedition acquire the Bear, an ice-ship which was purchased and rechristened by Byrd as the Bear of Oakland. Not: Bob Bartlett Glacier. 86°30′S 154°00′W  /  86.500°S 154.000°W  / -86.500; -154.000 . A tributary glacier about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) long, flowing northeast from Fuller Dome to enter

795-490: The ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Eugene W. Van Reeth, pilot with USN Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 1966, 1967 and 1968, and Squadron Commander in 1969. 86°14′S 149°12′W  /  86.233°S 149.200°W  / -86.233; -149.200 . A short tributary glacier draining west into Scott Glacier immediately north of Mount Russell , in

848-660: The David Hills. The Robison Glacier enters from the right to the south of Mount Bowlin and the VanReeth Glacier enters from the right to the north of Mount Bowlin. The Scott Glacier flows past the Watson Escarpment to the east, from which the Howe Glacier and Griffith Glacier join it from the right. To the north of Mount Ruth , to the west of the Scott Glacier, the Bartlett Glacier joins from

901-519: The La Gorce Mountains, where it rises above the middle of Robison Glacier. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by R. Admiral Byrd for James E. Mooney, who assisted this and later Byrd expeditions. From 1959-65, Mooney served as Deputy United States Antarctic Projects Officer. 86°28′S 147°18′W  /  86.467°S 147.300°W  / -86.467; -147.300 . A mountain, 2,230 metres (7,320 ft) standing between

954-483: The La Gorce Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn. So named in an attempt to reconcile Byrd's discoveries with the names applied by Roald Amundsen in 1911-12. Amundsen had named a mountain in the general vicinity for Lieutenant Hjlamar Frederik Gjertsen of the Norwegian Navy, who was second mate on Amundsen's ship Fram and later ice pilot for

1007-457: The President of the United States at that time, Franklin D. Roosevelt. 87°22′S 149°30′W  /  87.367°S 149.500°W  / -87.367; -149.500 . An elongated mountain, 2,930 metres (9,610 ft) high, comprising low connecting ridges and gable-shaped nunataks. It rises at the east side of Scott Glacier, near the head, directly opposite Mount Mclntyre. This mountain, including its small southern outlier, apparently

1060-950: The Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Robert C. Howe of USN Squadron VX-6, photographer on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°11′S 149°24′W  /  86.183°S 149.400°W  / -86.183; -149.400 . A tributary glacier draining westward from the California Plateau and Watson Escarpment to enter Scott Glacier between Mount McKercher and Mount Meeks . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Philip G. Griffith, aircraft commander on photographic flights during Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°00′S 150°25′W  /  86.000°S 150.417°W  / -86.000; -150.417 . A glacier almost completely encircled by

1113-470: The Robert Scott Glacier is marked by a series of isolated flat-topped mountains between which tributary glaciers drain from the polar plateau into the Thorne Valley. The eastern portal of the Robert Scott Glacier is marked by a detached land mass, about 30 miles long in a southeast-northwest direction. Southward of this massif is Albanus Glacier (Phillips Glacier), which flows westward and merges with

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1166-657: The Scott Glacier but rather ascended the Beardmore Glacier to the west en route to the South Pole in 1911–12. It was first ski traversed in January 1990 by Martyn Williams (Canada, the leader and guide) and Jerry Corr (USA) traveling from the South Pole to the Ross Ice Shelf and then by Mike McDowell (Australia) in 1992, on a ski traverse from the South Pole to the coast. Thus Williams and Corr were

1219-457: The Scott Glacier on its eastern margin, while the Karo Hills , Hays Mountains , Faulkner Escarpment , and Rawson Mountains define the western edge of the Scott's drainage. According to Sailing Directions for Antarctica (1960),"Eastward of the Amundsen Glacier the foothills are more nearly submerged beneath snow and ice, and show greater evidence of glacierization than those in the vicinity of

1272-599: The Scott Glacier. The northwest of the mountains is defined by the Ackerman Ridge, Surprise Spur, Delta Peak and Mount Mooney. Further south are the Gjertsen Promontory and Mount Gjertsen, the Waterhouse Spur, Hourglass Buttress and Beard Peak. South of Mount Gjertsen are Mount Grier, Goldstream Peak and Johansen Peak. Mount Paine and Kessens Peak are in the extreme south. Isolated features to

1325-580: The Scott and Amundsen Glaciers. The Will Hays Mountains (85°57' S., 155°20' W.) also in the Queen Maud Range, surmount the divide between the lower ends of these two glaciers. Mount Thorne rises to 6,000 feet in the Will Hays Mountains. Mount Weaver (86°57' S, 152°20' W.), about 10,000 feet high, marks the southern portal of the glacier at the polar plateau. Blackburn in 1934, found at Mount Weaver extensive coal beds and fossil tree section up to 18 inches in diameter. The eastern wall of

1378-709: The South Pole Flight of Nov. 28-29, 1929, and mapped in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn. So named in an attempt to reconcile Byrd's discoveries with the names applied by Roald Amundsen in 1911. Amundsen had named a peak in the general vicinity for Hjalmar Johansen, a member of the Eastern Sledge Party of his 1910-12 expedition. 86°46′S 147°32′W  /  86.767°S 147.533°W  / -86.767; -147.533 . A massive, flat-topped mountain, 3,330 metres (10,930 ft) high, forming

1431-528: The US-ACAN for Henrik Mohn , Norwegian meteorologist and author of the meteorological report of this expedition. Tributaries from the left (west) include from south to north: 86°50′S 153°30′W  /  86.833°S 153.500°W  / -86.833; -153.500 . A tributary glacier draining east along the south flank of the Rawson Mountains to enter Scott Glacier. Discovered by

1484-536: The east side of the Scott Glacier where it forms the westernmost summit of the La Gorce Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by Byrd for Dr. G. Layton Grier, head of the L.D. Caulk Co. of Milford, DE, who contributed dental supplies to the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-30 and 1933-35. 86°41′S 148°30′W  /  86.683°S 148.500°W  / -86.683; -148.500 . A peak rising to c. 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) high at

1537-532: The first people to traverse Antarctica under human power as described in the book The Snotsicle Traverse by Jerry Corr. Download coordinates as: The Scott Glacier forms on the Polar Plateau and flows north between Mount Wilbur and the Davis Hills . The Poulter Glacier enters from the left (west) to the north of Mount Innes-Taylor . The Klein Glacier enters from the right (east) to the north of

1590-506: The geological party of the ByrdAE, 1933–35, and named by Byrd for Thomas C. Poulter, second in command of the expedition. 86°15′S 152°00′W  /  86.250°S 152.000°W  / -86.250; -152.000 . A tributary glacier, about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide at its terminus. It flows northeast from Nilsen Plateau and joins Scott Glacier close north of Mount Gardiner . Discovered in December 1934 by

1643-772: The geological party under Quin Blackburn of the ByrdAE, 1933-35, and named by Byrd for George Otto Noville , executive officer of the expedition. 86°27′S 145°42′W  /  86.450°S 145.700°W  / -86.450; -145.700 . A mountain, 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) high, standing just east of Mount Noville on the divide between Van Reeth and Robison Glaciers. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. (j.g.) Ralph Suarez, aircraft navigator of USN Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1965, 1966 and 1967. 86°29′S 145°42′W  /  86.483°S 145.700°W  / -86.483; -145.700 . A mountain, 2,210 metres (7,250 ft) high, directly north of Mount Mooney on

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1696-401: The head of Robison Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Robert P. Price, USN, photographic officer who served as inflight observer on many photographic missions during Operation Deep Freeze 1965 and 1966. 86°52′S 150°00′W  /  86.867°S 150.000°W  / -86.867; -150.000 . A small group of hills lying at

1749-661: The junction of ridges from Mount Gjertsen, Mount Grier, and Johansen Peak. The peak was geologically mapped by a USARP Arizona State University field party, 1980-81, and named by Edmund Stump, leader of the party. The name derives from a contact between shallow intrusions on the W face of the peak, which has produced gold, yellow, and brown coloration along a meandering line. 86°43′S 148°11′W  /  86.717°S 148.183°W  / -86.717; -148.183 . A prominent peak, 3,310 metres (10,860 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east-southeast of Mount Grier. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd on

1802-739: The left. Tributaries of the Bartlett Glacier include the Holdsworth Glacier and the Souchez Glacier. Further north, the Scott Glacier flows past the Tapley Mountains to the east, from which it receives the Albanus Glacier and the Roe Glacier. From the Queen Maud Mountains to the west it receives the Vaughan Glacier. The Koerwitz Glacier flows beside the Scott Glacier then pulls away at Mount Salisbury in

1855-644: The lower heights of Robert Scott Glacier. The Albanus Glacier and the Leverett Glacier bifurcate at the eastern extremity of the detached land mass in about 85°48' S., 146° W. Scott Glacier was discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould . Scott Glacier was originally called Thorne Glacier. The Scott Glacier was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after early Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott , who never saw

1908-492: The mouths of Van Reeth and Robison Glaciers. Discovered in December 1934 by the ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for William H. Bowlin, airplane pilot with the expedition. 86°27′S 146°10′W  /  86.450°S 146.167°W  / -86.450; -146.167 . A mountain, 2,410 metres (7,910 ft) high, standing between Van Reeth and Robison Glaciers and 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Mount Bowlin. Discovered by

1961-425: The much younger Beacon series appear on this spur. 86°35′S 147°30′W  /  86.583°S 147.500°W  / -86.583; -147.500 . A very sharp peak marking a pronounced corner point on Ackerman Ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northeast of Mount Gjertsen. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. So named by NZGSAE, 1969-70, because as seen from

2014-817: The north flank of Robison Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. (j-g-) Charles J. Roland, aircraft navigator with USN Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°29′S 144°48′W  /  86.483°S 144.800°W  / -86.483; -144.800 . A bluff standing just north of Price Bluff on the divide between Van Reeth and Robison Glaciers. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Alex J. Szabo, aircraft pilot of USN Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°32′S 144°34′W  /  86.533°S 144.567°W  / -86.533; -144.567 . A large bluff 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of Mount Mooney, standing near

2067-570: The north side of La Gorce Mountains to enter Scott Glacier. Discovered in December 1934 by the ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Layton E. Robison, pilot with USN Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964, 1965 and 1966. 86°25′S 148°00′W  /  86.417°S 148.000°W  / -86.417; -148.000 . A tributary glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long, draining westward to Scott Glacier between Mount Blackburn and Mount Bowlin . Discovered in December 1934 by

2120-522: The northernmost of three spurs on the southwest side of Ackerman Ridge. First mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1969-70) because, in the middle of an extensive region of purely basement rocks, slightly altered sedimentary rocks which seem to belong to

2173-481: The party on this bluff. 87°17′S 153°00′W  /  87.283°S 153.000°W  / -87.283; -153.000 . A rocky, flat, projecting-type mountain that forms the northeast extremity of D'Angelo Bluff. It rises at the west side of Scott Glacier, near the head, directly opposite Mount Howe. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn. Named by Admiral Byrd for Marvin H. McIntyre , secretary to

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2226-614: The right (east) are from south to north: 86°48′S 150°00′W  /  86.800°S 150.000°W  / -86.800; -150.000 . A broad glacier near the edge of the polar plateau, flowing northwest into Scott Glacier immediately south of La Gorce Mountains . Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Verle W. Klein, pilot with USN Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze, 1966 and 1967. 86°29′S 148°12′W  /  86.483°S 148.200°W  / -86.483; -148.200 . A broad tributary glacier flowing northwest along

2279-500: The south side of Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just north of Mount Zanuck . Discovered in December 1934 by the ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for Albanus Phillips, Jr., manufacturer of Cambridge, MD, a patron of the ByrdAE of 1928-30 and 1933-35. Not: Phillips Glacier. 85°36′S 151°26′W  /  85.600°S 151.433°W  / -85.600; -151.433 . A tributary glacier, 10 miles (16 km) long, flowing northwest through

2332-517: The south side of Klein Glacier where the latter enters Scott Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-AC AN for Parker Davis, photographer with USN Squadron VX-6 in Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°57′S 148°24′W  /  86.950°S 148.400°W  / -86.950; -148.400 . An ice-free ridge 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Davis Hills, lying at

2385-727: The south side of Klein Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Eric T. Gardner of USN Squadron VX-6, photographer on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. 86°43′S 141°30′W  /  86.717°S 141.500°W  / -86.717; -141.500 . Small group of nunataks near the edge of the polar plateau, lying 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) east-southeast of Beard Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Gerald V. Graves of USN Squadron VX-6, photographer on Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of

2438-786: The south the colorful rock strata present a well visible form that is suggestive of the Greek letter "Delta." 86°38′S 148°32′W  /  86.633°S 148.533°W  / -86.633; -148.533 . A low but sharply rising promontory at the extremity of the spur trending north from Mount Gjertsen, in the La Gorce Mountains. The feature was mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by NZGSAE, 1969-70, in association with Mount Gjertsen. 86°40′S 148°27′W  /  86.667°S 148.450°W  / -86.667; -148.450 . A mountain, 2,420 metres (7,940 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northeast of Mount Grier in

2491-450: The southeast side of Bartlett Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Gerald Holdsworth, involved in geological studies at McMurdo Station, summer of 1965-66. 86°17′S 154°00′W  /  86.283°S 154.000°W  / -86.283; -154.000 . A tributary glacier about 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) long, flowing from Mount Crockett south along the east side of Faulkner Escarpment and then turning southeast to parallel

2544-797: The southwest are the Davis Hills and Gardner Ridge. The Graves Nunataks are to the east. 86°34′S 147°30′W  /  86.567°S 147.500°W  / -86.567; -147.500 . A prominent rock ridge forming the northwest extremity of the La Gorce Mountains of the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered and roughly mapped in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Ronnie J. Ackerman, navigator of USN Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1965 and 1966. 86°34′S 147°50′W  /  86.567°S 147.833°W  / -86.567; -147.833 . A prominent spur,

2597-489: The southwest side of Hays Mountains . It joins Bartlett Glacier just south of Mount Dietz . Named by US-ACAN for Roland A. Souchez, involved in geological studies at McMurdo Station during the season of 1965-66. 85°55′S 153°12′W  /  85.917°S 153.200°W  / -85.917; -153.200 . A tributary glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, draining eastward from Mount Vaughan to enter Scott Glacier just south of Taylor Ridge , in

2650-605: The surface near the edge of the polar plateau. It extends southward from the western limit of Quarles Range for about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) and includes the névé area adjacent to the heads of the Bowman, Devils, Amundsen and Scott Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. The feature was encountered in December 1911 by the South Pole Party of the Norwegian expedition under Roald Amundsen. Named by

2703-763: The west side and near the head of Scott Glacier. Discovered in December 1934 from nearby Mount Weaver by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn. Visited by the Ohio State University geological party led by George Doumani on November 21, 1962. Named by US-ACAN after Capt. Neal E. Early, USA, a member of the aviation unit that supported the USGS Topo East survey of this area, 1962-63. 87°00′S 154°26′W  /  87.000°S 154.433°W  / -87.000; -154.433 . A partly snow-free ridge that trends southward for 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) from

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2756-516: The west side of Scott Glacier, near the head, 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) south of Mount Early. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party led by Quin Blackburn, in December 1934. The bluff was visited December 5, 1962 by a geological party of the Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies, led by George Doumani. Named by Doumani for CWO John D'Angelo, USA, helicopter pilot who landed

2809-470: The western extremity of Mount Weaver . It stands at the west side of and near the head of Scott Glacier. The ridge was scaled by the Ohio State University geological party in November 1962. So named by party leader George Doumani because of very sunny conditions during the climb. 86°30′S 168°00′W  /  86.500°S 168.000°W  / -86.500; -168.000 A major depression in

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