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The Gamburtsev Mountain Range (also known as the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains) is a subglacial mountain range located in East Antarctica, just underneath the lofty Dome A, near the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility. [1] The range was discovered by the 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958 and is named for Soviet geophysicist Grigoriy A ...
The Daniels Range is a principal mountain range of the Usarp Mountains, about 80 km (50 mi) long and 16 km (10 mi) wide, bounded to the north by Harlin Glacier and to the south by Gressitt Glacier. The range was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs in 1960–63.
The cars started from Novo airbase at S70° 49' E11° 38', establish a route onto the plateau through the crevasse areas in the Shcherbakov Mountain Range driving nearly 1,500 km (930 mi) to the start line of the ski race. For the return journey each car covered between 5,400 and 5,800 km (3,400 and 3,600 mi) with one fuel depot on the way.
A peak 4,020 metres (13,190 ft) high situated 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Mount Kirkpatrick. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1958-65. Named by US-ACAN in recognition of the Decennial of the Institute of Polar Studies, Ohio State University, in 1970, the same ...
Union Glacier was mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1961–66. The name was applied by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with the name Heritage Range. [1] The glacier is the site of Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway, Union Glacier Camp and Union Glacier Station. [2]
Mapped by USAS (1939-41) and by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by US-ACAN for Commander Charles F. Bird, Meteorological Officer on the Staff of the United States Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1968. [15]
The Ford Ranges lie along the coast of Marie Byrd Land to the south and east of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf and to the east of Block Bay.The ranges and major glaciers are, from southwest to northeast, Hershey Ridge, Haines Mountains, Hammond Glacier, Swope Glacier, Mackay Mountains, Boyd Glacier, Sarnoff Mountains, Allegheny Mountains, Clark Mountains, Arthur Glacier, Denfeld Mountains, Crevasse ...
Polar night with an Aurora australis and the Milky Way visible behind the NOAA Atmospheric Research Observatory. Typical of inland Antarctica, Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station experiences an ice cap climate with BWk precipitation patterns. [30] The peak season of summer lasts from December to mid February.