Horlick Mountains
| Horlick Mountains | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,940 m (12,930 ft)  |
| Geography | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Area | Marie Byrd Land |
| Range coordinates | 85°23′S 121°00′W / 85.383°S 121.000°W |
The Horlick Mountains (85°23′S 121°00′W / 85.383°S 121.000°W) are a mountain group in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica, lying eastward of Reedy Glacier and including the Wisconsin Range, Long Hills and Ohio Range.[1]
Discovery and naming
The mountains were discovered in two observations by the
Extent
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Wisconsin Range -
Long Hills in center north of map -
Ohio Range in southeast of map
According to Mirsky's 1969 geologic map of the Horlick Mountains, the Horlick Mountains extend eastward from the mouth of the Reedy Glacier to Iversen Peak at the eastern tip of the Ohio Range, about 235 kilometres (146 mi), and include the Wisconsin Range, Long Hills and Ohio Range. A 2005 map by Davis and Blankenship shows the Horlick Mountains including the eastern part of the Queen Maud Mountains and most of the Wisconsin Range.[2] To their east the Hercules Dome separates the Horlick Mountains from the Thiel Mountains to the east.
Major glaciers
- Michigan Plateau and Wisconsin Range in the Transantarctic Mountains. It marks the limits of the Queen Maud Mountains on the west and the Horlick Mountains on the east.[3]
- Horlick Ice Stream (85°17′S 132°00′W / 85.283°S 132.000°W), a large ice stream on the featureless ice surface to the north of the main mass of the Horlick Mountains, draining west-southwestward, paralleling these mountains, to enter the lower portion of the Reedy Glacier.[1]
- Horlick Ice Stream.[4]
Ranges
- Wisconsin Range (85°45′S 125°00′W / 85.750°S 125.000°W), is a major mountain range of the Horlick Mountains, comprising the Wisconsin Plateau and numerous glaciers, ridges and peaks bounded by the Reedy Glacier, Shimizu Ice Stream, Horlick Ice Stream and the interior ice plateau.[5]
- Long Hills (85°18′S 118°45′W / 85.300°S 118.750°W), a group of hills and rock outcroppings about 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) in extent, located midway between the Wisconsin Range and the Ohio Range.[6]
- Ohio Range (84°45′S 114°00′W / 84.750°S 114.000°W), a range about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long and 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) wide, extending west-southwest – east-northeast from Eldridge Peak to Mirsky Ledge. The range forms the northeast end of the Horlick Mountains and consists primarily of a large snow-topped plateau with steep northern cliffs and several flat-topped ridges and mountains. The highest point, 2,990 metres (9,810 ft), is the summit of Mount Schopf.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Alberts 1995, p. 345.
- ^ Faure & Mensing 2010, p. 201.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 609.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 670.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 820.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 442.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 540.
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. - Faure, Gunter; Mensing, Teresa M. (21 September 2010), The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Waterpage, Springer Science & Business Media, ISBN 978-90-481-9390-5, retrieved 2024-01-16
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.