Mount Duemler () is a mountain, high, rising southwest of the head of
Anthony Glacier
Anthony Glacier () is a glacier which flows in an east-southeast direction to the east coast of Palmer Land where it terminates opposite the south tip of Hearst Island. The upper part of this glacier was seen by a sledge party of the British ...
and 11 nautical miles (20 km) west of
Mount Bailey, 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest from
Brand Peak
Brand Peak is a sharp snow-covered peak located east-southeast of the Eternity Range and northwest of Mount Duemler, in Palmer Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey in 1974, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic ...
inland from the east coast of
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 ...
. This feature was first chartered by the
British Graham Land Expedition under
John Rymill
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in 1936–37. It was photographed from the air by the
United States Antarctic Service in 1940, and the
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.
Background
Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored exp ...
(RARE) under
Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer.
Background
Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne (1861–1932), was a polar explorer w ...
in 1947, and recharted in 1947 by a joint sledge party consisting of members of the RARE and the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
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. It was named by Ronne for
R.F. Duemler, vice president of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Co.
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,
New York City
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, which contributed coal to the expedition.
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References
Mountains of Palmer Land
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