The Marshall Mountains (84°37′S 164°30′E / 84.617°S 164.500°E) are a group of mountains overlooking Beardmore Glacier in the Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. They are bounded on the north by Berwick Glacier, and on the south by Swinford Glacier.[1]
| Marshall Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,528 m (14,856 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Range coordinates | 84°37′S 164°30′E / 84.617°S 164.500°E |
| Parent range | Queen Alexandra Range |
Exploration and name
editThe Marshall Mountains were discovered by the South Polar Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, and named for Dr. Eric Marshall, surgeon and cartographer to the expedition, a member of the Polar Party.[1]
Location
editThe Marshall Mountains are in the southwest of the Queen Alexandra Range, to the south of Mount Falla, southwest of Mount Kirkpatrick and west of the Adams Mountains. They are bounded by the Beardmore Glacier to the south, the Antarctic Plateau to the west and the Walcott Névé to the northwest. Mount Marshall gives its name to the range. Features to its southeast include Swinford Glacier, Mount Holloway, Table Bay, Mount Augusta, Skaar Ridge and Mount Wild. Features to the north include Blizzard Peak, Blizzard Heights, Lindsay Peak, Mayeda Peak, Storm Peak, Peterson Ridge, Kenyon Peaks, Tempest Peak and Elliot Peak. The Goodwin Nunataks lie to the west.[2]
Southern features
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Features to the south include, from east to west:
Mount Marshall
edit84°41′S 164°39′E / 84.683°S 164.650°E. A prominent peak, 3,160 metres (10,370 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Blizzard Peak. The peak is named in association with the Marshall Mountains, the latter honoring Doctor Eric S. Marshall of the BrAE, 1907-09.[3]
Mount Holloway
edit84°45′S 163°36′E / 84.750°S 163.600°E. A mountain, 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) high, standing between Swinford Glacier and Table Bay, in Queen Alexandra Range. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harry L. Holloway, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1964-65.[4]
Mount Augusta
edit84°48′S 163°06′E / 84.800°S 163.100°E. A peak 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) east of Mount Wild, at the south end of the Queen Alexandra Range. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for Mrs. Swinford Edwards, a relative of Ernest Shackleton.[5]
Skaar Ridge
edit84°49′S 163°15′E / 84.817°S 163.250°E. A ridge on the southeast side of Mount Augusta. It trends southeast for 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) to Beardmore Glacier. This area was first sighted by Shackleton's Southern Journey Party in 1908. The ridge is the site of the only known (1971) Permian peat deposit of Gondwanaland, discovered here by James M. Schopf of the Ohio State University Geological Expedition, 1969-70. Named for Lieutenant Gerhard E. Skaar, United States Navy, who piloted the helicopter that took Schopf to the locality and subsequent discovery.[6]
Mount Wild
edit84°48′S 162°40′E / 84.800°S 162.667°E. A peak 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) west of Mount Augusta at the southwest extremity of the Queen Alexandra Range. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for Frank Wild, a member of the Southern Polar Party of that expedition.[7]
Goodwin Nunataks
edit84°38′S 161°31′E / 84.633°S 161.517°E. A small group of isolated nunataks lying about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of Marshall Mountains, at the south side of Walcott Névé. Named by US-ACAN after Michael L. Goodwin, USARP geomagmetist and seismologist at South Pole Station, 1960.[8]
Northern features
editNorthern features include, from south to north
Blizzard Peak
edit84°38′S 164°08′E / 84.633°S 164.133°E. The highest peak 3,375 metres (11,073 ft) high in the Marshall Mountains, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northwest of Mount Marshall. So named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) because a blizzard prevented them from reaching it for several days.[9]
Blizzard Heights
edit84°37′S 163°53′E / 84.617°S 163.883°E. A high, elongate, flattish area in the Marshall Mountains, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Blizzard Peak, from which it is separated by a broad snow col. The heights are about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) long and rise 550 metres (1,800 ft) high above the surrounding snow surface. So named by the Ohio State University party to the Queen Alexandra Range (1966-67) because of proximity to Blizzard Peak.[10]
Lindsay Peak
edit84°37′S 163°32′E / 84.617°S 163.533°E. A basalt peak, 3,210 metres (10,530 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west-northwest of Blizzard Peak. Named by the Ohio State University party to Queen Alexandra Range (1966-67) for John Lindsay, geologist with the party.[11]
Mayeda Peak
edit84°36′S 164°41′E / 84.600°S 164.683°E. A peak, 2,890 metres (9,480 ft) high, standing 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) north of Mount Marshall. Named by US-ACAN for Fred H. Mayeda, United States ArmyRP meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1959.[12]
Storm Peak
edit84°35′S 164°00′E / 84.583°S 164.000°E. A flat-topped peak, 3,280 metres (10,760 ft) high, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) north of Blizzard Peak. So named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) because of the stormy conditions experienced in the area.[13]
Peterson Ridge
edit84°34′S 163°56′E / 84.567°S 163.933°E. High rock ridge that extends north from the west part of Storm Peak massif. Named by the Ohio State University Geological Expedition, 1969-70, for Donald N. Peterson, party member who collected basalt lavas from the ridge forpetrologic and paleomagnetic studies.[14]
Kenyon Peaks
edit84°33′S 163°36′E / 84.550°S 163.600°E. A small group of basalt peaks 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Storm Peak. Named by the Ohio State University party to the Queen Alexandra Range (1966-67) for D. Kenyon King, field assistant with the party.[15]
Tempest Peak
edit84°31′S 164°11′E / 84.517°S 164.183°E. A sharp ice-covered peak 3,410 metres (11,190 ft) high with a subordinate summit 3,345 nautical miles (6,195 km; 3,849 mi) just southward, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north-northeast of Storm Peak. So named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) because of the stormy conditions experienced in the area. [16]
Elliot Peak
edit84°31′S 164°04′E / 84.517°S 164.067°E. The summit peak of a conspicuous northeast trending basalt ridge, rising 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest of Tempest Peak. Named by the Ohio State University party to the Queen Alexandra Range (1966-67) for David H. Elliot, geologist with the party.[17]
Kip Peak
edit84°31′00″S 164°28′00″E / 84.5166667°S 164.4666667°E. A summit rising to over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of Tempest Peak on a northeast trending ridge. Named by US-ACAN in 1995 after Christopher A. (Kip) Miller, geologist, Ohio State University, who conducted field research in this area, 1990-91.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 464.
- ^ Buckley Island USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 463.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 340.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 33.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 679.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 812.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 286.
- ^ Alberts 1995.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 74.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 435.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 471.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 716.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 571.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 389.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 737.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 217.
- ^ Kip Peak USGS.
Sources
edit- 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. - Buckley Island, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-03-17
- "Kip Peak", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.
