Carnegie Range
Carnegie Range | |
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Geography | |
Location | Antarctica |
Region | Ross Dependency |
Range coordinates | 82°11′S 161°10′E / 82.183°S 161.167°E |
The Carnegie Range (82°11′S 161°10′E / 82.183°S 161.167°E) is a mountain range in the Churchill Mountains of the Transantarctic Mountains System, in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica.
Location
The Carnegie Range is 18 nautical miles (33 km) long, running north–south between
It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist of Scottish birth who established numerous foundations and endowments for education, research, and social advancement, including the provision of public libraries in the United States, Great Britain, and other English speaking countries.[1]
Features
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/C82195s1_Ant.Map_Nimrod_Glacier_Carnegie.jpg/220px-C82195s1_Ant.Map_Nimrod_Glacier_Carnegie.jpg)
McClintock Ridge
82°3′S 161°0′E / 82.050°S 161.000°E. A prominent east–west ridge that is ice-covered, 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Rubin Peak in the Carnegie Range of the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica. The ridge comprises several aligned summits that descend the east slope of the range for 7 nautical miles (13 km), ending at
Rubin Peak
82°10′S 161°9′E / 82.167°S 161.150°E. A prominent rock summit rising to over 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) in the central part of Carnegie Range, Churchill Mountains. The peak is 11 nautical miles (20 km) north of Russell Bluff. Named by
Nearby Features
Mansergh Snowfield
82°1′S 159°50′E / 82.017°S 159.833°E A snowfield in Antarctica feeding the central portion of Starshot Glacier, separating the Surveyors Range and Holyoake Range. It was seen by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1964–65) and named for G. Mansergh, a geologist with the party.[4]
Russell Bluff
82°21′S 161°06′E / 82.350°S 161.100°E. An ice-free bluff at the east side of the mouth of Errant Glacier, at the juncture with Nimrod Glacier. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for John Russell, USARP traverse specialist at McMurdo Sound, 1959.[5]
Silver Ridge
82°16′S 161°40′E / 82.267°S 161.667°E. A long snow-covered ridge lying west of the mouth of Algie Glacier, being a prominent landmark on the north side of Nimrod Glacier. So named by the southern party of the NZGSAE (1960-61) because of the absence of rock on this steep-sided feature.[6]
Algie Knoll
82°12′S 162°9′E / 82.200°S 162.150°E. A rounded ice-covered elevation rising to 400 metres (1,300 ft) between Silver Ridge and the mouth of
References
- ^ a b Carnegie Range USGS.
- ^ McClintock Ridge USGS.
- ^ Rubin Peak USGS.
- ^ Mansergh Snowfield USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 638.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 675.
- ^ Algie Knoll USGS.
Sources
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
- "Algie Knoll", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, retrieved 2011-10-26
- "Carnegie Range", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, retrieved 2011-10-26
- "Mansergh Snowfield", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "McClintock Ridge", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, retrieved 2013-09-05
- "Rubin Peak", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, retrieved 2013-09-05
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.