The Mountaineer Range () is the range of mountains lying between the

Mariner Glacier The Mariner Glacier () is a major glacier over long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Ma ...

and

Aviator Glacier The Aviator Glacier () is a major valley glacier in Antarctica that is over long and wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of Mountaineer Range, and entering Lady Newnes Bay between Cape Si ...

Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78th parallel south, 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Ant ...

, Antarctica. It lies to the south of the

Victory Mountains The Victory Mountains () are a major group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long and wide, which is bounded primarily by Mariner and Tucker glaciers and the Ross Sea. They are north of the Mountaineer Range, east of the Freyber ...

and northeast of the

Southern Cross Mountains Southern Cross Mountains is the name applied to the group of ranges lying between the Mariner Glacier and Priestley Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is southwest of the Mountaineer Range, southeast of the Mesa Range and northeast of the ...

Exploration and naming

The seaward parts of the Mountaineer Range were first viewed by

James Clark Ross Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer of both the northern and southern polar regions. In the Arctic, he participated in two expeditions led by his uncle, Sir John Ross, John ...

in 1841, and subsequently by several British and later American expeditions. The precise mapping of its overall features was accomplished from

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air photographs and surveys by

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and American parties in the 1950s and 1960s. The range was named by the

New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 19 ...

(NZGSAE), 1958–59, in keeping with the backgrounds of members of the 1957–58 and 1958–59 field parties who made a reconnaissance of the area, and also in association with the names "Aviator" and "Mariner".

Location

The Mountaineer Range lies to the south of the

and northeast of the

. It is bounded by the

which forms below the

Half-ration Névé The Aviator Glacier () is a major valley glacier in Antarctica that is over long and wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of Mountaineer Range, and entering Lady Newnes Bay between Cape Sibba ...

to the west, and flows south-southeast to Lady Newnes Bay. The bay forms the eastern boundary of the range. To the north it is bound by the Hercules Névé and

, which flows southeast to Lady Newnes Bay. Features of the eastern part include Bunker Bluff, Engberg Bluff,

Index Point The Mariner Glacier () is a major glacier over long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Ma ...

, Gauntlet Ridge,

Spatulate Ridge Lady Newnes Bay () is a bay about long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman Island. Exploration and naming Lady Newnes Bay was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–1 ...

, Apostrophe Island, Caliper Cove and Cape King.

Central features

Dessent Ridge

A mountainous, ice-covered ridge situated east of Mount Murchison. The ridge trends north–south for . Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Joseph E. Dessent, meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1961.

Mount Murchison

. A very prominent mountain, high, marking the high point on the rugged divide between Fitzgerald Glacier and Wylde Glacier}. Discovered in January 1841 by Sir

who named this feature for Sir

Roderick Impey Murchison Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet (19 February 1792 – 22 October 1871) was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871. He is noted for investigating and desc ...

, then general secretary of the British Association.

Mount Rittmann

. A large active volcano predominantly buried in ice, with several peaks reaching an estimated , It is included within Antarctic Specially Protected Area 175 High Altitude Geothermal Sites of the Ross Sea Region. The base of the volcano outcrops on the almost vertical cliffs of Pilot Glacier. Fumaroles and geothermally heated ground occur within a single outcrop at the summit of Mount Rittmann in a minor caldera rim at approximately above sea level. Mount Rittmann was identified as a volcano by the 4th Italian Antarctic Expedition in the 1988/89 field season, and named by them in 1991 for the volcanologist

Alfred Rittmann Alfred Rittmann (23 March 1893 – 19 September 1980) was a leading volcanologist. He was elected President of the International Association of Volcanology for three terms (1954–1963). Life Rittmann was the son of a dentist in Basel, Switzerlan ...

(1893-1980).

Northern features

Features in the north of the range include Whitcomb Ridge, Hobbie Ridge to the west, Mount Kinet to the south, Mount Anakiwa, Mount Supernal and Mount Montreuil to the north.

Whitcomb Ridge

. A high, ice-covered ridge along the south side of the head of Gair Glacier, standing southeast of Mount Supernal. It was mapped by the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on Mar ...

(USGS) from surveys and

air photos in 1960–64. It was 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) for Jean P. Whitcomb, radio scientist at

McMurdo Station McMurdo Station is an American Antarctic research station on the southern tip of Ross Island. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program (USAP), a branch of the National Science Foundation. The station is ...

, 1965–66 and 1966–67.

Mount Kinet

. A large, rounded mountain high on the south side of upper Meander Glacier, southeast of Hobbie Ridge. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Urbain J. Kinet, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1965-66.

Mount Anakiwa

. A small mountain high situated north of Mount Supernal. Named by the northern party of the

(NZGSAE), 1966–67, after the Cobham Outward Bound School,

Anakiwa Anakiwa is a coastal residential village in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It sits at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound/Tōtaranui, one of the Marlborough Sounds, west of Picton and east of Havelock. At the 2018 census, the villa ...

, New Zealand.

Mount Supernal

. A large double summit mountain high surmounting the southeast corner of Hercules Névé and the heads of the Gair Glacier and Meander Glacier. The feature has at times been mistaken for Mount Murchison. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962–63, because of its prominent and lofty appearance.

Mount Montreuil

. A mountain high along the north side of Gair Glacier east of Mount Supernal. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Paul L. Montreuil, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1964-65.

Western features

The western plateau of the range is near the head of the

to the west, where it flows round

Navigator Nunatak The Aviator Glacier () is a major valley glacier in Antarctica that is over long and wide, descending generally southward from the plateau of Victoria Land along the west side of Mountaineer Range, and entering Lady Newnes Bay between Cape Si ...

. To the north are the Astronaut Glacier, and Hercules Névé. The Pilot Glacier flows past the southeast side of the plateau into the Aviator Glacier.

Parasite Cone

. A small parasite cone on the northwest flank of Mount Overlord, distant from the latter's summit, in the Mountaineer Range. Given this descriptive name by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63.

Mount Overlord

. A very large mountain high which is an extinct volcano, situated at the northwest limit of Deception Plateau and just east of the head of Aviator Glacier. So named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962–63, because it "overlords" lesser peaks in the area.

Deception Plateau

. A high, ice-covered plateau, long and wide, which is bounded by

, Pilot Glacier and Mount Overlord. Deception Plateau was so named by the southern party of the

(NZGSAE), 1966–67, because of its deceptively small appearance when viewed from a distance.

Mount Noice

. A mountain high surmounting the southwest edge of Deception Plateau, south of Mount Overlord. Mapped by the

(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by the United States

(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Gary E. Noice, United States Navy, navigator with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1966.

Shockley Bluff

. A very steep bluff forming the south end of Deception Plateau, overlooking the point where Pilot Glacier joins the larger Aviator Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander William E. Shockley, United States Navy, officer in charge of the Squadron VX-6 winter detachment at McMurdo Station, 1966.

Southern features

The southwest of the Mountaineer Range is a triangular block of mountains between

to the west, Aviator Glacier Tongue and Lady Newnes Bay to the south east and Icebreaker Glacier to the northeast. The

are to the west and south. Features include Mount Monteagle, Cape Sibbald, the

Parker Glacier Lady Newnes Bay () is a bay about long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman Island. Exploration and naming Lady Newnes Bay was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–1 ...

and

Andrus Point Lady Newnes Bay () is a bay about long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman Island. Exploration and naming Lady Newnes Bay was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–19 ...

to the south, Mount Brabec, Finley Glacier,

Dunn Glacier Lady Newnes Bay () is a bay about long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman Island. Exploration and naming Lady Newnes Bay was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–1 ...

to the north, and Mount Casey, Mount Moriarty and

Oakley Glacier Lady Newnes Bay () is a bay about long in the western Ross Sea, extending along the coast of Victoria Land from Cape Sibbald to Coulman Island. Exploration and naming Lady Newnes Bay was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition 1898–19 ...

to the east.

Mount Monteagle

. A high, sharp peak, high, standing north of Cape Sibbald in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It surmounts

to the west and the large

cirque A (; from the Latin word ) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by Glacier#Erosion, glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from , meaning a pot or cauldron) and ; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform a ...

to the east. It was discovered in January 1841 by Sir

who named this peak for

Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, (8 February 17907 February 1866) was a British Whig politician, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1835 to 1839. Background Spring Rice was born into a notable Anglo-Irish famil ...

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from 1835 to 1839.

Mount Brabec

. A mountain high surmounting the east wall of Aviator Glacier north of Mount Monteagle. Mapped by the

(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by the United States

(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Richard C. Brabec, United States Navy, Hercules aircraft commander on United States Navy OpDFrz, 1966.

Mount Casey

. A mountain high at the north side of the head of Oakley Glacier, east-northeast of Mount Monteagle. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Dennis Casey, United States Navy Reserve, Catholic chaplain with the winter party at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Mount Moriarty

. A mountain high located northeast of Mount Casey. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN after Lieutenant Commander Jack O. Moriarty, United States Navy, air operations officer at McMurdo Station, winter party 1966.

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