The Cloudmaker () is a massive mountain, high, standing at the west side of

Beardmore Glacier The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being long and having a width of . It descends about from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf and is bordered by the Commonwealth Range of the Queen ...

, just south of Hewson Glacier in the

Queen Alexandra Range The Queen Alexandra Range () is a major mountain range about long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. The range is in the Transantarctic Mountains System, and is located in the Ross ...

, Antarctica. It is easily identifiable by its high, ice-free slope facing Beardmore Glacier.

Exploration and name

The Cloudmaker was discovered by the

British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 The ''Nimrod'' Expedition of 1907–1909, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton and his second time to the Continent. Its main target, among a range of ...

, and so named because of a cloud which usually appeared near the summit, providing a useful landmark during their journey up the Beardmore Glacier.

Location

The Cloudmaker lies on the west margin of

, to the north of Cherry Icefall and south of Hewson Glacier. It is northeast of Mount Dickerson and southeast of Grindley Plateau. Morrison Hills extend along the northern side of Hewson Glacier, and Bell Bluff is further north.

Nearby features

Morrison Hills

. A series of rugged E-W trending hills between Garrard Glacier and Hewson Glacier. Named by the United States

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

(US-ACAN) after Lieutenant I. James Morrison, United States Navy, who did preliminary work leading to the induction of C-130 aircraft into Antarctica in February 1960, and who also participated in United States Navy

Operation Deep Freeze Operation Deep Freeze is the code name for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on. (There was an init ...

for several seasons 1958-59.

Bell Bluff

. A rock bluff on the west side of Beardmore Glacier, just north of the mouth of Garrard Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for Charles A. Bell, Utilities Man, who wintered at

Hallett Station Cape Hallett is a snow-free area (Antarctic oasis) on the northern tip of the Hallett Peninsula on the Ross Sea coast of Victoria Land, East Antarctica. Cape Adare lies to the north. History In 1956, during Operation Deep Freeze II, was dama ...

, 1964.

References

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