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Ravens Mountains () is a symmetrical group of mountains on the west side of Hughes Basin in Britannia Range (Antarctica), Britannia Range, Antarctica. The mountains are long and rise to in Doll Peak. Name The Ravens Mountains were named after the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard which has provided logistical support to the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) for several years beginning in 1988. Ravens is a nickname associated with the Airlift Wing. Location The Ravens Mountains are to the east of Hughes Basin, a large basinlike névé which is bounded except to the south by Ravens Mountains, Mount Henderson, Mount Olympus and Mount Quackenbush. Mount Henderson is to the northeast and Darnell Nunatak is to the southeast. Bates Nunataks are to the west. Features Aldi Peak . A peak rising to high at the west end of the Ravens Mountains. Named after Chief Master Sergeant Louis M. Aldi who served as the 109 Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britannia Range (Antarctica)
The Britannia Range () is a range of mountains bounded by the Hatherton Glacier and Darwin Glacier (Antarctica), Darwin Glacier on the north and the Byrd Glacier on the south, westward of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Exploration and naming The Britannia Range was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) under Robert Falcon Scott. It was named after HMS ''Britannia'', a vessel utilized as the Britannia Royal Naval College in England, which had been attended by several officers of Scott's expedition. Location The Britannia Range is east of the Antarctic Plateau. It is south of the Darwin Mountains and the Cook Mountains, which are north of the Hatherton Glacier and the Darwin Glacier (Antarctica), Darwin Glacier. At the mouth of the Darwin Glacier the range adjoins the Gawn Ice Piedmont, which extends into the Ross Ice Shelf to the east. The Byrd Glacier flows northeast past the south side of the Gawn Ice Piedmont. It divides the Britannia Range f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
