Neptune Range
Neptune Range | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,975 m (6,480 ft) |
Geography | |
Range coordinates | 83°30′S 056°00′W / 83.500°S 56.000°W |
Parent range | Pensacola Mountains |
The Neptune Range (83°30′S 056°00′W / 83.500°S 56.000°W) is a mountain range, 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) long, lying west-southwest of Forrestal Range in the central part of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. The range comprises Washington Escarpment with its associated ridges, valleys and peaks, the Iroquois Plateau, the Schmidt and the Williams Hills.[1]
Exploration and name
The Neptune Range was discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a United States Navy transcontinental plane flight from McMurdo Sound to Weddell Sea and return. It was named by United States
Location
The Neptune Range runs from south to north to the east if the Foundation Ice Stream.
Glaciers
- Ronne Ice Shelf westward of Dufek Massif.[4]
- Roderick Valley to enter Foundation Ice Stream.[5]
- Academy Glacier (84°15′S 61°00′W / 84.250°S 61.000°W), a major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northwestward between the Patuxent and Neptune Ranges to enter Foundation Ice Stream.[6]
Peaks
Peaks over 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) high include:
Mountain | m | ft | coord |
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Mount Hawkes | 1,975 | 6,480 | 83°55′S 56°5′W / 83.917°S 56.083°W |
Gambacorta Peak | 1,840 | 6,037 | 84°2′S 56°3′W / 84.033°S 56.050°W |
Mount Dover | 1,645 | 5,397 | 83°46′S 55°50′W / 83.767°S 55.833°W |
Nelson Peak | 1,605 | 5,266 | 83°40′S 55°3′W / 83.667°S 55.050°W |
Mount Kaschak |
1,580 | 5,184 | 84°02′S 56°40′W / 84.033°S 56.667°W |
Mount Feldkotter |
1,510 | 4,954 | 84°06′S 56°06′W / 84.100°S 56.100°W |
Washington Escarpment
83°42′S 55°08′W / 83.700°S 55.133°W. The major west-facing escarpment of the Neptune Range, extending some 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) and being the point of origin of a number of west-trending rock ridges. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs in 1956-66. Named by the United States
Features, from north to south, include
- Mount Ege.[8]
- Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment.[9]
- Gale Ridge where the ridge abuts the Washington Escarpment.[10]
- Jones Valley.[11]
- Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range.[12]
Other features
- Roderick Valley.[13]
- Childs Glacier and west of Roderick Valley.[14]
- Median Snowfield.[15]
- Iroquois Plateau (83°51′S 54°0′W / 83.850°S 54.000°W), a large, mainly ice-covered plateau situated east of the southern part of the Washington Escarpment in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.[16]
References
- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 521.
- ^ Schmidt Hills USGS.
- ^ Gambacorta Peak USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 254.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 133.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 2.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 796.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 498.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 520.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 197.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 319, Hawkes, Mount.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 267.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 654.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 815.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 753.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 363.
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.
- Gambacorta Peak, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-03-18
- Schmidt Hills, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-03-18
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.