The Merrick Mountains ()
are a cluster of
mountains, 13 km (8 mi) long, standing 11 km (7 mi) northeast of the
Behrendt Mountains in
Ellsworth Land,
Antarctica. Discovered and photographed from the air by the
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.
Background
Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored exp ...
, 1947–1948, under
Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer.
Background
Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne (1861–1932), was a polar explorer w ...
.
Named by
US-ACAN for Conrad G. Merrick,
USGS topographic engineer with the
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martín in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctic ...
Traverse Party, 1961–1962, who participated in the survey of these mountains.
Features
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Mount Becker
Mount Becker () is a prominent mountain northeast of Mount Boyer, in the Merrick Mountains, Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land is a portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by Bellingshausen Sea, on ...
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Mount Berger
Mount Berger () is a mountain with a steep northern rock face, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Becker in the Merrick Mountains, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy ...
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Mount Boyer
Mount Boyer () is a mountain southwest of Mount Becker, in the Merrick Mountains, Ellsworth Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and named by the Advisory Committee on ...
See also
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Mount Wasilewski
Mount Wasilewski () is a prominent isolated mountain (1,615 m) located 9 nautical miles (17 km) east-southeast of Merrick Mountains in Palmer Land. First seen and photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947� ...
References
Mountain ranges of Ellsworth Land
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