The Werner Mountains () are a group of mountains located just west-southwest of

New Bedford Inlet New Bedford Inlet () is a large pouch-shaped, ice-filled embayment between Cape Kidson and Cape Brooks, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location New Bedford Inlet is on the Lassiter Coast of southern Palmer Land, opening onto ...

and between the Meinardus Glacier and Bryan Glacier, in

Palmer Land Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...

, Antarctica.

Location

The Werner Mountains are in southern

on the

Lassiter Coast The Lassiter Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula that extends from Cape Mackintosh to Cape Adams. The northern portion of this coast was discovered and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service ...

of the

Weddell Sea The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha C ...

. They are northeast of the Playfair Mountains, northwest of Arctowski Peak on the

Piggott Peninsula Piggott Peninsula () is a broad snow-covered peninsula between New Bedford Inlet and Wright Inlet on Lassiter Coast, Palmer Land, Antarctica. It is bounded to the west by Bryan Glacier and Swann Glacier. Location Piggott Peninsula is on t ...

, west of

, south of the

Dana Mountains The Dana Mountains () are a group of mountains just northwest of New Bedford Inlet, bounded by Mosby Glacier on the north and Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier on the south, in Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location The Dana Mountains are in so ...

. The interior ice plateau to the west is largely featureless apart from isolated

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They often form natural pyramidal peaks. Isolated nunataks are also cal ...

s. The Meinardus Glacier defines the north edge of the range, the Bryan Glacier defines the east edge and the

Swann Glacier Wright Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet receding westward between Cape Little and Cape Wheeler along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location Wright Inlet is on the Lassiter Coast of southern Palmer Land, opening onto the Weddell Se ...

defines the west edge.

Discovery and name

The Werner Mountains were first seen and photographed from the air by the

United States Antarctic Service The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the ...

(USAS), 1939–41. They were 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

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air photos, 1961–67. They were 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

Abraham Gottlob Werner Abraham Gottlob Werner (; 25 September 174930 June 1817) was a German geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chem ...

(1750–1819), German geologist and mineralogist.

Features

Features, from north to south, include Mount Hemmingsen, Mount Fell, Mount Virdin, Douglas Glacier, Mount High and Mount Broome.

Mount Hemmingsen

. A mountain at the northeast end of the Werner Mountains, located on the south side of Meinardus Glacier, southwest of

Court Nunatak The Dana Mountains () are a group of mountains just northwest of New Bedford Inlet, bounded by Mosby Glacier on the north and Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier on the south, in Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location The Dana Mountains are in ...

. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Edvard A. Hemmingsen, biologist 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 ...

, summer 1966-67, and

Palmer Station Palmer Station is a United States research station in Antarctica located on Anvers island (aka Antwerp Island), the only U.S. station on the continent located north of the Antarctic Circle. The first Palmer was built in 1965, but the current sit ...

, 1967-68.

Mount Fell

. A mountain west of Mount Hemmingsen in the north part of Werner Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Jack W. Fell, biologist on the Eastwind in the cruise along Antarctic Peninsula in the 1965-66 season.

Mount Virdin

. A mountain southwest of Mount Hemmingsen. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Floyd Virdin, construction mechanic at South Pole Station in 1967.

Mount High

. A mountain on the south side of Douglas Glacier in the central Werner Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Harvey W. High, cook with the South Pole Station winter party in 1967.

Mount Broome

. A mountain in the north part of the range which lies between the mouths of Douglas and Bryan Glaciers. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Howard W. Broome, Jr., electrician with the South Pole Station winter party in 1967.

Nearby features

Nearby features to the southwest and west, extending into the interior ice plateau, include from east to west

Joughin Glacier Wright Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet receding westward between Cape Little and Cape Wheeler along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location Wright Inlet is on the Lassiter Coast of southern Palmer Land, opening onto the Weddell Se ...

, Watson Peaks, Rivera Peaks, Ferguson Nunataks, Toth Nunataks, Galkin Nunatak, Gunn Peaks and Mount Vang.

Watson Peaks

. A linear group of peaks that trend in a northwest–southeast direction for , located northeast of Rivera Peaks. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for George E. Watson, biologist on the Palmer Staiion-Eastwind Expedition, summer 1965-66; author of the handbook Birds of the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic, 1975.

Rivera Peaks

. A wedge-shaped range of peaks, long, between Swann Glacier and Watson Peaks. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for James P. Rivera, electronics technician at South Pole Station in 1967.

Ferguson Nunataks

. A nunatak group lying between the heads of Meinardus Glacier and Swann Glacier. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Charles L. Ferguson, electrician with the Palmer Station winter party in 1965.

Toth Nunataks

. A small group of isolated nunataks located north-northwest of

Mount Coman The Playfair Mountains () are a group of mountains between Swann Glacier and Squires Glacier in southeast Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location The Playfair Mountains are in southern Palmer Land on the Lassiter Coast of the Weddell Sea. They li ...

. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Stephen R. Toth, glaciologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.

Galkin Nunatak

. An isolated nunatak about northwest of Mount Coman, surmounting the interior ice plateau near the base of Palmer Land. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for William L. Galkin, meteorologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.

Gunn Peaks

. Isolated peaks east of Mount Vang in southern Palmer Land. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Robert C. Gunn, glaciologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.

Mount Vang

. An isolated mountain standing southward of

George VI Sound George VI Sound or Canal Jorge VI or Canal Presidente Sarmiento or Canal Seaver or King George VI Sound or King George the Sixth Sound is a major bay/ fault depression, 300 miles (483 km) long and mainly covered by a permanent ice shelf. I ...

and east-southeast of Eklund Islands in southern Palmer Land. Discovered by Finn Ronne and Carl Eklund of US AS, 1939-41, during their sledge journey through George VI Sound. Resighted from the air on a flight of December 3, 1947 by the RARE under Ronne. Named by Ronne for Knut Vang of Brooklyn, NY, who contributed photographic materials to the RARE 1947-48.

References

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