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33-670: The Willett Range was named by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE; 1956–58) for R.W. Willett, Director of the New Zealand Geological Survey , who gave valuable assistance throughout the expedition and in the compilation stages after its return. Download coordinates as: The Willet Range runs from south to north along the eastern side of

66-425: A find of springtail insects at this location. 77°15′54″S 160°56′47″E  /  77.265108°S 160.946302°E  / -77.265108; 160.946302 A steep bluff rising to 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) high and extending west–east for 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) at the southeast end of Parker Mesa, Clare Range, Victoria Land. The elevation drops to 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) high at

99-724: Is marked by secondary spires rising to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) high in the northeast part of McSaveney Spur. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2005) after Kathleen A. Welch, Department of Geology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; team member in United States Antarctic Project (USAP) McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research, 11 field seasons 1994-2004. 77°17′S 160°35′E  /  77.283°S 160.583°E  / -77.283; 160.583 . A prominent rock spur 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northeast of Mount Bastion. The spur descends northeast from

132-448: Is part of a theme of cycling names in the area. 77°11′52″S 160°17′41″E  /  77.197882°S 160.294672°E  / -77.197882; 160.294672 . An ice-free mountain rising to 2,230 metres (7,320 ft) at Robison Peak located between Cycle Glacier and Rim Glacier in eastern Head Mountains. So named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2007) in association with coal beds discovered in rock strata of

165-764: Is the range extending west-southwest from Sperm Bluff to the Willett Range on the south side of Mackay Glacier , in Victoria Land , Antarctica. It is south of the Convoy Range and north of the Olympus Range . The Clare Range was circumnavigated in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE; 1956–58), and named by them after Clare College, Cambridge , England. Download coordinates as: The Clare Range runs in an east-northeast direction to

198-687: The Antarctic Plateau . It is north of Wright Upper Glacier and the Olympus Range , and west of Balham Valley , the Apocalypse Peaks , Barwick Valley , the Cruzen Range , and Clare Range . The head of the Mackay Glacier is to the north. 77°11′42″S 160°10′14″E  /  77.194941°S 160.170517°E  / -77.194941; 160.170517 . A group of mountains to the south of Gateway Nunatak and

231-632: The Clare Range. So named in 1957 by the Northern Survey Party of the CTAE (1956-58) because the summit is notably asymmetrical from all directions. 77°10′S 160°42′E  /  77.167°S 160.700°E  / -77.167; 160.700 . A rock point 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Skew Peak in the Clare Range, Victoria Land. So named by Heinz Janetschek, biologist at McMurdo Station (1961-62), because of

264-608: The National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs, 1994--2003; United States representative to the SCAR Committee for Environmental Protection and Vice Chair of the Committee for two terms. 77°14′S 161°15′E  /  77.233°S 161.250°E  / -77.233; 161.250 . A prominent, curved, rock spur, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, which descends from

297-703: The New Zealand Geographic Board (2005) after Isobel (Helen) Gabites, a member of the Victoria University's Antarctic Expeditions (VUWAE) geological party at Mount Bastion and Allan Hills, 1982-83. 77°20′S 160°40′E  /  77.333°S 160.667°E  / -77.333; 160.667 . A high rocky spur just west of the mouth of Webb Glacier . Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1959-60) after G.W. Gibson, one of

330-501: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.151 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 938639308 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:02:47 GMT Vishniac Peak The Clare Range ( 77°10′S 161°11′E  /  77.167°S 161.183°E  / -77.167; 161.183  ( Clare Range ) )

363-482: The ability of microorganisms to withstand a hostile milieu. Doctor Vishniac fell to his death in the Asgard Range, upper Wright Valley, 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) south of this peak, on December 11, 1973. 77°13′S 160°42′E  /  77.217°S 160.700°E  / -77.217; 160.700 . A mountain, 2,535 metres (8,317 ft) high, just west of the head of Frazier Glacier, in

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396-748: The concept of Antarctica as an analog of Martian features. 77°12′S 159°50′E  /  77.200°S 159.833°E  / -77.200; 159.833 . Mountain, 2,190 metres (7,190 ft) high, rising above the ice plateau just west of Mount Littlepage and Willett Range. Named by US-ACAN in 1964 for Hugh H. DeWitt, scientific leader on the Eltanin, 1962-63, who also served on the Glacier, 1958-59. 77°12′S 160°03′E  /  77.200°S 160.050°E  / -77.200; 160.050 . Mountain over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high, standing between Mount DeWitt and Mount Dearborn, just west of

429-1034: The foot of the bluff. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2005) after Bruce Franklin Molnia, United States Geological Survey (USGS) geologist who conducted seismic studies in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic marginal seas from R.V. Eltanin, 1965-66; Acting Executive Director of the Polar Research Board of the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, 1985-87; Chief, International Polar Programs, United States Geological Survey (USGS), 1987-2002; Research Geologist, United States Geological Survey (USGS), 2002-05. 77°15′S 160°55′E  /  77.250°S 160.917°E  / -77.250; 160.917 . A prominent snow covered mesa 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Skew Peak, in

462-614: The head of Mackay Glacier near the interior ice plateau of Victoria Land. From west to east the group includes Mount DeWitt, Mount Littlepage, Mount Dearborn and Coalbed Mountain. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN, 2007) after James W. Head III, Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, internationally known planetary scientist whose investigations in McMurdo Dry Valleys 2002-06 have led to important advances to

495-477: The head of Webb Glacier and 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Skew Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1947-62. Named by US-ACAN for Wolf V. Vishniac (1922-73), professor of biology at the University of Rochester, New York, who made Antarctic studies (1971-72 and 1973) on the water absorption of soil particles and its microbiological significance, and

528-697: The mountain. 77°12′S 160°15′E  /  77.200°S 160.250°E  / -77.200; 160.250 . A snow-covered peak, 2,230 metres (7,320 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northeast of Mount Dearborn, near the north end of the Willett Range. Named by US-ACAN for Leslie B. Robison, USGS civil engineer who surveyed the peak, December 1960. 77°12′15″S 160°26′22″E  /  77.204141°S 160.439435°E  / -77.204141; 160.439435 . Description: Glacier, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide, flowing north from

561-538: The north end of Metcalf Spur on the plateau of Willett Range. The nunatak is 1.75 nautical miles (3.24 km; 2.01 mi) northwest of Shapeless Mountain. “Pākira” is a Maori word, meaning bald head, and was applied descriptively to this nunatak in 2005 by the New Zealand Geographic Board. 77°22′44″S 160°35′55″E  /  77.378983°S 160.598609°E  / -77.378983; 160.598609 A nunatak group, 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) long, lying above (southwest of) Haselton Icefall in

594-600: The north end of Willett Range. Named by US-ACAN for John J. Mulligan of the United States Bureau of Mines, who scaled this peak and the peak to the south of it during December 1960 and found coal beds and fossil wood. Southern named features in or near the range include: 77°24′45″S 160°24′20″E  /  77.4125°S 160.405556°E  / -77.4125; 160.405556 A rock spur, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long, which extends from Shapeless Mountain northwest to Pākira Nunatak on

627-448: The north end of the Willett Range. Named by US-ACAN for Jack L. Littlepage, biologist at McMurdo Station in 1961, who worked additional summer seasons there, 1959-60 and 1961-62. 77°15′00″S 159°55′00″E  /  77.25°S 159.9166667°E  / -77.25; 159.9166667 . An icefield composed of blue ice, located at the edge of the polar plateau just south of Mount Dewitt and Mount Littlepage, Vi. The name alludes to

660-557: The north part of the Willett Range. Named by the US-ACAN in 1964, for John Dearborn, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1959 and 1961. 77°09′21″S 160°18′33″E  /  77.155923°S 160.309142°E  / -77.155923; 160.309142 . A glacier, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide, flowing north from the polar plateau between Mount Dearborn and Robinson Peak into Mackay Glacier. Approved by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1995. The name

693-605: The party's geologists. 77°19′S 160°29′E  /  77.317°S 160.483°E  / -77.317; 160.483 . Mountain, 2,530 metres (8,300 ft) high, standing west of Webb Glacier and Gibson Spur, where the interior ice plateau meets the Willett Range. Named by the VUWAE (1959-60) for its buttresslike appearance. 77°18′30″S 160°34′29″E  /  77.308381°S 160.57471°E  / -77.308381; 160.57471 A ramplike rock platform, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) long, that parallels

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726-698: The plateau level toward the northwest flank of Webb Glacier. Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Maurice J. McSaveney and Eileen R. McSaveney, husband and wife geologists who made investigations of Meserve Glacier and the Wright Valley area, he in 1968-69, 1972-73 and 1973-74; she in 1969-70 and 1972-73. Nunataks on the Willet Range plateau include: 77°24′03″S 160°22′47″E  /  77.4008333°S 160.3797222°E  / -77.4008333; 160.3797222 A nunatak, 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) high, at

759-484: The plateau of Willett Range. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Altie Metcalf, Budget and Planning Officer, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 1995-2005. 77°20′48″S 160°32′02″E  /  77.346792°S 160.533966°E  / -77.346792; 160.533966 A glacier on the headwall of Caffin Valley, 0.3 nautical miles (0.56 km; 0.35 mi) west of the head of Walker Glacier. Named by

792-499: The plateau of Willett Range. “Moremore” is a Maori word, meaning bald head, and was applied descriptively to these nunataks in 2005 by the New Zealand Geographic Board. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition Too Many Requests If you report this error to

825-431: The plateau of the Willett Range. “Totoa” is a Maori wind word, meaning boisterous and stormy, and was applied descriptively to this nunatak in 2005 by the New Zealand Geographic Board. 77°18′28″S 160°27′21″E  /  77.307734°S 160.455937°E  / -77.307734; 160.455937 A nunatak group 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) long, immediately west of McSaveney Spur and Mount Bastion on

858-405: The polar plateau in a deep valley between Robison Peak and Vishniac Peak into Mackay Glacier. The name is part of a theme of cycling names in the area. Approved by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1995. 77°11′S 160°15′E  /  77.183°S 160.250°E  / -77.183; 160.250 . An ice-free peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of Robison Peak, at

891-730: The south flank of McSaveney Spur, Willett Range, and declines moderately toward the Webb Glacier. The terrace has a median elevation of 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) high and rises 300 metres (980 ft) high above Caffin Valley (q.v.). Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Robin Ormerod, editor 1984-95 of Antarctic, the widely read publication of the New Zealand Antarctic Society. 77°17′07″S 160°35′10″E  /  77.285268°S 160.586099°E  / -77.285268; 160.586099 A steep rugged peak, which

924-805: The south of the Frazier Glacier and Mackay Glacier . The Willett Range is to its east. The head of the Webb Glacier and Victoria Upper Névé separate it from the Cruzen Range to the south. The eastern part of the range is north of the Saint Johns Range and Cotton Glacier . Named features, from southwest to northeast, include Vishniac Peak, Skew Peak, Parker Mesa, Dykes Peak, Heaphy Spur, Detour Nunatak and Sperm Bluff. 77°14′S 160°31′E  /  77.233°S 160.517°E  / -77.233; 160.517 . A peak 2,280 metres (7,480 ft) high which rises just north of

957-686: The south part of Clare Range. This high, flattish feature was named by US-ACAN for Bruce C. Parker, United States ArmyRP biologist who conducted limnological studies at Antarctic Peninsula (1969-70) and in Victoria Land (1973-74 and 1974-75). 77°13′S 161°01′E  /  77.217°S 161.017°E  / -77.217; 161.017 . A peak 2,220 metres (7,280 ft) high at the head of Victoria Upper Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Skew Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1947-62. Named by US-ACAN (1974) for Leonard H. Dykes who

990-651: The southern side of Clare Range and divides the head of Victoria Upper Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1947-62. Named by US-ACAN (1974) after William Heaphy, a New Zealand citizen who, over the past 10 years, participated in the United States Antarctic Research Program. 77°05′S 161°36′E  /  77.083°S 161.600°E  / -77.083; 161.600 . A prominent dark bluff, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) high, forming

1023-527: The upper part of Haselton Glacier . Named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (2005) after Keith Clegg, Information Officer, Antarctic Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1979-88. 77°19′15″S 160°25′23″E  /  77.320793°S 160.423118°E  / -77.320793; 160.423118 A nunatak at the southwest end of the Moremore Nunataks, 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) west of Mount Bastion, on

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1056-424: The use of a bicycle as a practical means of transportation by a glacial mapping party led by Trevor Chinn, summer season 1992-93, and is part of a theme of cycling names in the area. Approved by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1995. 77°14′S 160°08′E  /  77.233°S 160.133°E  / -77.233; 160.133 . A mountain, 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) high, between Mount Littlepage and

1089-571: Was associated for nearly 20 years with the successive Antarctic co-ordinating committees within the United States Government. 77°11′21″S 161°00′11″E  /  77.189112°S 161.003146°E  / -77.189112; 161.003146 A sharp-pointed peak, 2,050 metres (6,730 ft) high, 1.75 nautical miles (3.24 km; 2.01 mi) northwest of Dykes Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2007) after Joyce A. Jatko, Environmental Officer for

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