The Anare Mountains () are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of

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 Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...

. The group is bounded on the north and east by the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...

, on the west by

Lillie Glacier Lillie Glacier () is a large glacier in Antarctica, about long and wide. It lies between the Bowers Mountains on the west and the Concord Mountains and Anare Mountains on the east, flowing to Ob' Bay on the coast and forming the Lillie Glacier T ...

, and on the south by

Ebbe Glacier Lillie Glacier () is a large glacier in Antarctica, about long and wide. It lies between the Bowers Mountains on the west and the Concord Mountains and Anare Mountains on the east, flowing to Ob' Bay on the coast and forming the Lillie Glacier T ...

and

Dennistoun Glacier The Dennistoun Glacier () is a glacier, long, draining the northern slopes of Mount Black Prince, Mount Royalist and Mount Adam in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It flows northwest between the Lyttelton Range and Dune ...

. They are north of the

Concord Mountains Concord Mountains is a group name applied to a complex system of ranges in northwest Victoria Land, Antarctica. They comprise the Everett Range, Mirabito Range, King Range, Leitch Massif, East Quartzite Range and West Quartzite Range. They ar ...

and east of the

Bowers Mountains Bowers Mountains () is a group of north–south trending mountains in Antarctica, about long and wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick Glacier, Canham Glacier, Black Glacier and Lillie Glacier in other quadrants. They are we ...

Exploration and naming

Mountains in this area were first sighted by Captain

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. They were photographed during

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

Operation Highjump Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America (exploration b ...

(1946–1947) and were surveyed by

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) helicopter teams, 1962–63. The Anare Mountains were named by the northern party of 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 ...

, 1963–64, for the

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australia: Antarctic Program#Australian Antarctic program, Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic D ...

(ANARE), 1962, under

Phillip Law Phillip Garth Law, AC, CBE, FAA, FTSE (21 April 1912 – 28 February 2010) was an Australian scientist and explorer who served as director of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) from 1949 to 1966. Early life Law was ...

, which performed survey work along the coast.

Location

In the northwest the Anare Mountains extend along the Pacific coast to the east of

Ob' Bay Ob' Bay () is a bay lying between Lunik Point and Cape Williams in Antarctica. Lillie Glacier Tongue occupies the east part of the bay. The bay was charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) and named after the expedition ship ''Ob''. ...

and the

. Zykov Glacier flows north through the mountains to the Pacific. George Glacier, Beaman Glacier and McLean Glacier flow east into Lillie Glacier. In the southwest, the

flows west into Lillie Glacier and defines the southern boundary of the Anare Mountains. The

Everett Range The Everett Range () is a rugged, mainly ice-covered range nearly long between Greenwell Glacier and Ebbe Glacier in northwest Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovery and naming The Everett Range was mapped by the United States Geological Survey ...

lies to the south. Further east,

McMahon Glacier McMahon Glacier () is a glacier about long in the Anare Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It drains north between the Buskirk Bluffs and Gregory Bluffs into Nielsen Fjord. Name The McMahon Glacier was named by the Antarctic Names Commit ...

and

Kirkby Glacier Kirkby Glacier () is a glacier, in length, that drains the central Anare Mountains of Antarctica and flows northwest to the sea just north of Arthurson Bluff, northern Victoria Land. Name Kirkby Glacier was named by the Australian National Anta ...

flow north to the Pacific to the west of the

Davis Ice Piedmont Davis Ice Piedmont () is an ice piedmont about long and wide, located along the north side of Missen Ridge on the north coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming The name ''Cape Davis'', after John E. Davis, Second Master of ...

and

Yule Bay Yule Bay () is a bay indenting the coast of northern Victoria Land between Cape Hooker and Cape Dayman. An inner (western) portion of the bay is circumscribed by Bates Point and Ackroyd Point. Exploration and name Discovered by Captain James C ...

. The

O'Hara Glacier Yule Bay () is a bay indenting the coast of northern Victoria Land between Cape Hooker and Cape Dayman. An inner (western) portion of the bay is circumscribed by Bates Point and Ackroyd Point. Exploration and name Discovered by Captain James C ...

and Fortenberry Glacier flow into Yule Bay to the east of

Tapsell Foreland Tapsell Foreland () is a borad, mostly snow-covered foreland jutting into the sea between Yule Bay and Smith Inlet, northern Victoria Land. Much of the central portion of this feature rises above . Exploration and naming The name Tapsell, app ...

. The

Barnett Glacier Barnett Glacier () is a large glacier in the Anare Mountains that flows east along the south side of Tapsell Foreland into Smith Inlet, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming Barnett Glacier was mapped by the United States ...

flows east from the mountains into Smith Inlet at the eastern edge of the mountains. In the southeast, Robertson Glacier flows south to join Ebbe Glacier. Anare Pass lies between Ebbe Glacier and

, which defines the southeast boundary of the mountains. South of the mountains are the

Robinson Heights Robinson Heights in Antarctica () are the mainly ice-covered heights , elliptical in plan and long, which rise south of Anare Pass and form the northwest end of the Admiralty Mountains, Antarctica. Exploration and naming The Robinson Heights w ...

and

Dunedin Range The Dunedin Range () is a northwest-trending mountain range, long and wide. It is located east of Lyttelton Range in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Name The Dunedin Range was mapped by the United States Geological Surv ...

in the

Admiralty Mountains The Admiralty Mountains (alternatively Admiralty Range) is a large group of high mountains and individually named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land, Antarctica. This mountain group is bounded by the sea (Ross Sea and Southern Ocean) ...

Northern features

Features of the northwest section include

Cape Williams The Buell Peninsula () is an ice-covered peninsula terminating in Cape Williams, located between the lower ends of Lillie Glacier, George Glacier and Zykov Glacier, at the northwest end of the Anare Mountains in Antarctica. The peninsula is long ...

and

Cooper Bluffs Zykov Glacier () is a valley glacier about long in the Anare Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It flows northwest and reaches the coast between Cape Williams and Cooper Bluffs. It was photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SovAE) ...

on the coast, Saddle Peak and Mount Kostka in the

Buell Peninsula The Buell Peninsula () is an ice-covered peninsula terminating in Cape Williams, located between the lower ends of Lillie Glacier, George Glacier and Zykov Glacier, at the northwest end of the Anare Mountains in Antarctica. The peninsula is long ...

to the west of Zykov Glacier, Mount Kelly and Mount Burch between George Glacier and Lillie Glacier. Features of the northeast section include Cooper Spur, the Dwyer Escarpment, Cape North,

Nielsen Fjord McMahon Glacier () is a glacier about long in the Anare Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It drains north between the Buskirk Bluffs and Gregory Bluffs into Nielsen Fjord. Name The McMahon Glacier was named by the Antarctic Names Commit ...

, Gregory Bluffs,

and

along the coast, Buskirk Bluffs, Mount Harwood, Tiger Peak and Mount Elliot further inland.

Mount Kelly

. Prominent peak high located northwest of Mount Burch in western Anare Mountains. Named by ANARE for Second Lieutenant R.M. Kelly, officer in charge of the army amphibious motor vehicle detachment with ANARE (Thala Dan) 1962, led by Phillip Law, which explored the area.

Mount Burch

. A peak high about southeast of Mount Kelly on the south side of George Glacier, in the Anare Mountains. Named by ANARE for W.M. Burch, geophysicist with the ANARE (Thala Dan), 1962, led by Phillip Law, which explored the area. {{coord,

Mount Hemphill

{{coord, 70, 59, S, 165, 06, E. A snow-covered mountain that rises above {{convert, 1,800, m high in the south part of Anare Mountains. It stands between the head of McLean Glacier and Ebbe Glacier. Mapped by the

(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. 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 Lieutenant (j.g.) Harold S. Hemphill, United States Navy, photographic officer with Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica, 1962-63 and 1963-64.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=326

Springtail Bluff

{{coord, 71, 02, S, 165, 12, E. The steep, south-facing bluff that borders the eastern half of Mount Hemphill. So named by the northern party of

(NZGSAE), 1963-64, for the find of small insects (Collembola) in this location.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=704

Dwyer Escarpment

{{coord, 70, 38, S, 165, 24, E. Ice-covered escarpment that overlooks the north coast of Victoria Land between Cooper Spur and Cape North. Mapped by ANARE, 1962, which gave the name after L.J. Dwyer, former Director of the Australian Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, a member of the AN ARE Executive Planning Committee.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=206

Mount Harwood

{{coord, 70, 44, S, 165, 49, E. A peak {{convert, 1,040, m high which surmounts Gregory Bluffs on the north coast. Named by ANARE for T.R. Harwood, second-incharge of the ANARE cruise (Thala Dan), 1962, which explored this area.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=317

Tiger Peak

{{coord, 70, 52, S, 165, 58, E. A peak, {{convert, 1,490, m high, standing above the cirque wall near the head of Ludvig Glacier in the central Anare Mountains. The feature is distinguished by stripes of different colored rock; hence the name, applied by the ANARE (Thala Dan), 1962, which explored this area.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=747

Mount Elliot

{{coord, 70, 53, S, 166, 32, E. A mountain {{convert, 1,500, m high rising between Kirkby Glacier and O'Hara Glacier, about {{convert, 5, nmi south of Yule Bay, in the Anare Mountains, Victoria Land. A mountain in this approximate position was sighted by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, in February 1841, who named it for Rear Admiral George Elliot, Commander-in-Chief in the

Cape of Good Hope The Cape of Good Hope ( ) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. A List of common misconceptions#Geography, common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Afri ...

Station.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=217

Southern features

Features of the southern section include Mount Bolt, Peterson Bluff and Mount Griffin along the Ebbe Glacier; Drabek Peak, Mount Dalmeny and Redmond Bluff north of the Anare Pass,

Hedgpeth Heights The Hedgpeth Heights () are mainly snow-covered heights, long and with peaks rising to , located southwest of the Quam Heights in the Anare Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming The Hedgpeth Heights was mapped by the U ...

and

Quam Heights Quam Heights () is a mostly snow-covered heights, long and wide, rising over and forming the coastline between the Barnett Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming The Quam Heights were mappe ...

above the

.{{sfn, Ebbe Glacier USGS

Mount Bolt

{{coord, 71, 05, S, 165, 43, E. A mountain {{convert, 2,010, m high rising on the north side of Ebbe Glacier and {{convert, 5, nmi northwest of Peterson Bluff. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Ronald L. Bolt, United States Navy, pilot of R4D aircraft in the support of the USGS Topo West survey of this area in the 1962-63 season. He also worked the previous austral summer season in Antarctica.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=78

Vigil Spur

{{coord, 71, 06, S, 165, 30, E. A spur which borders Ebbe Glacier and forms the southwest extremity of Mount Bolt. So named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, because it spent a prolonged period of time here due to blizzard conditions which prevented travel.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=784

Peterson Bluff

{{coord, 71, 09, S, 165, 53, E. A prominent bluff {{convert, 1,480, m high on the north side of Ebbe Glacier. The feature forms the southeast end of the broad ridge descending from Mount Bolt. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Donald C. Peterson, photographer's mate with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967-68 and 1968-69.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=571

Mount Griffin

{{coord, 71, 11, S, 166, 16, E. A mountain {{convert, 1,760, m high which stands {{convert, 13, nmi east-southeast of Mount Bolt and marks the south limit of the Anare Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Chief Warrant Officer Joe R. Griffin, United States Army, helicopter pilot in support of the USGS Topo East and Topo West expeditions, 1962-63, which included a survey of this mountain.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=296

Drabek Peak

{{coord, 71, 05, S, 166, 37, E. A peak {{convert, 2,090, m high {{convert, 6, nmi north of Anare Pass and {{convert, 9, nmi west of Redmond Bluff. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Charles M. Drabek, United States ArmyRP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1964-65 and 1967-68.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=199

Mount Dalmeny

{{coord, 71, 07, S, 166, 55, E. A peak {{convert, 1,610, m high {{convert, 6, nmi east-southeast of Drabek Peak and {{convert, 3, nmi west of Redmond Bluff. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Ross, RN, who named it for the Right Honorable Lord Dalmeny, then a junior lord of the Admiralty.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=170

Redmond Bluff

{{coord, 71, 08, S, 167, 03, E. An abrupt east-facing bluff {{convert, 1,200, m high standing {{convert, 2.5, nmi east of Mount Dalmeny. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for James R. Redmond, United States ArmyRP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=608

Anare Pass

{{coord, 71, 13, S, 166, 37, E. A broad ice-covered pass at {{convert, 1,200, m high above sea level. The pass is the highest point on the glaciers that delimit the south side of Anare Mountains, separating the latter from the

and

to the south. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN in association with Anare Mountains.{{sfn, Alberts, 1995, p=17

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