The Carlstrom Foothills () are a group of peaks and ridges in the

Churchill Mountains The Churchill Mountains is a major range of mountains and associated elevations bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier. They are south of the Britannia Range and north of the Geologists Range, ...

, Antarctica.

Location

Carlstrom Foothills run north–south between Mount Albert Markham and

Kelly Plateau The Carlstrom Foothills () are a group of peaks and ridges in the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica. Location Carlstrom Foothills run north–south between Mount Albert Markham and Kelly Plateau. The feature is long with summits rising to . It ...

. The feature is long with summits rising to . It is bounded by Jorda Glacier to the north and

Flynn Glacier Starshot Glacier () is a glacier 50 nautical miles (90 km) long that flows through the Churchill Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Location The Starshot Glacier flows from the polar plateau eastward through the Churchill ...

to the south. It was named by the

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after

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of the department of astronomy and astrophysics,

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; projects director, Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica at

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from 2001.

Glaciers

Jorda Glacier

. A glacier, about long, draining the east slopes of the Churchill Mountains between Mount Coley and Pyramid Mountain and merging with the lower Nursery Glacier just before the latter enters the

Ross Ice Shelf The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between high ...

. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Henry P. Jorda, USN, pilot with Squadron VX-6 during USN OpDFrz I, 1955-56.

Bally Glacier

. A glacier long which occupies the central part of the Carlstrom Foothills. It flows north along the east side of Mount Blick into Jorda Glacier. It was named by the

after John Bally of the

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Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy,

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; he was a

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principal investigator and field team member of the Advanced Telescope Project,

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Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica, 1992–95.

Flynn Glacier

. A glacier about long, draining eastward from Mount Nares in the Churchill Mountains and entering Starshot Glacier south of Kelly Plateau. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. William F. Flynn (CEC), USN, commanding officer Mobile Construction Battalion, Special Detachment Bravo, at McMurdo Sound, winter 1957.

Benbrook Glacier

. A

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long in the

. It flows south-southeast from Egress Peak, Carlstrom Foothills, into the

. It was named after James R. Benbrook of the Department of Physics,

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, Texas, a

team member in balloon-borne investigation of the ionosphere and magnetosphere over the

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, 1985–95.

Features

Geographical features include:

Egress Peak

. A peak rising to east of Mount Albert Markham. Situated at the western extremity of the Carlstrom Foothills, the peak overlooks a ice divide. Benbrook Glacier flows south from the divide into

; an unnamed glacier flows north from the divide into Jorda Glacier. The peak was so named by the

because of the emergence of the two glaciers adjacent to this peak.

Mount Blick

. A conical peak rising to over 1400 m in the north extremity of Carlstrom Foothills. The peak is on the west side of Bally Glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) east-southeast of

Pyramid Mountain Pyramid Mountain can refer to: ;Antarctica * Pyramid Mountain (Antarctica), in the Quartermain Mountains * Pyramid Mountain (Churchill Mountains), in the Churchill Mountains ;Canada *Pyramid Mountain (Alberta) in Jasper National Park, Alberta * Pyr ...

. Named by

(US-ACAN) in honor of Graeme Blick, Geodetic Survey Advisor, Office of the New Zealand Surveyor-General, 1996–2002. From 1998 to the present he has worked closely with the

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on geodetic surveys in the Ross Sea Region and has overseen the development of the new Ross Sea Region Geodetic Datum 2000.

Pernic Bluff

. An ice-covered bluff, , at the south end of

and Carlstrom Foothills. The bluff rises 700 m above the terminus of

at the junction with Starshot Glacier. Named by

(US-ACAN) after Robert J. Pernic, electrical engineer, University of

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; team leader for polar operations in support of CARA-wide projects at the

(USAP) Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica at the

, 1991–2002.

Nearby Features

Mount Nares

A massive mountain, over , standing just south of Mount Albert Markham and overlooking the head of Flynn Glacier. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) led by Scott, who named it for Sir George S. Nares, captain of the Challenger during part of its cruise of 1872-74, leader of an Arctic expedition in 1875-76, and a member of the Ship Committee for Scott's expedition.

Peacock Heights

. A bold array of peaks and ridges, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, extending east-southeast from Mount Nares. The feature rises from about on Starshot Glacier to about near Mount Nares and forms the divide between

and

Donnally Glacier Starshot Glacier () is a glacier 50 nautical miles (90 km) long that flows through the Churchill Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Location The Starshot Glacier flows from the polar plateau eastward through the Churchill ...

. Named by

(US-ACAN) after Dennis S. Peacock ( Peacock Peak, q.v.), Director, Solar-Terrestrial Physics Program in the Division of

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, 1975–87; Section Head for Upper Atmospheric Research, 1988–91; U.S. Antarctic Program Chief Scientist, 1991–2002, concurrently serving as Head, Polar Sciences Section in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs.

Mount Albert Markham

. A striking flat-topped mountain, 3,205 m, standing midway between Mount Nares and Pyramid Mountain. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and named for Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham, a member of the Ship Committee for the expedition.

Pyramid Mountain

. A conspicuous pyramidal mountain, high, standing north of Mount Albert Markham. Discovered and named by the BrNAE, 1901-04.

Kelly Plateau

. An ice-covered plateau, about long and from wide, located on the east side of the Churchill Mountains between the lower parts of Jorda and Flynn Glaciers. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. George R. Kelly, USN, commanding officer of USN Squadron VX-6 during OpDFrz 1964.

Sleek Spur

. A tapered, ice-covered coastal spur at the east end of Kelly Plateau. The spur is southwest of

Cape Parr Cape Parr () is a large snow-covered cape along the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick ...

where the confluent Nursery, Jorda, and Starshot Glaciers enter Ross Ice Shelf. Named descriptively by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN).

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