Mount Schwerdtfeger () is a peak, high on the ridge at the head of

Renegar Glacier Koettlitz Glacier () is a large Antarctic glacier lying west of Mount Morning and Mount Discovery in the Royal Society Range, flowing from the vicinity of Mount Cocks northeastward between Brown Peninsula and the mainland into the ice shelf of ...

, south of

Mount Kempe Mount Dromedary () is a hump-shaped mountain, over high, standing east of Mount Kempe in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. First mapped by the BrNAE, 1901–04, but named by the BrAE, 1910–13. Named for the appearance of th ...

in the

Royal Society Range The Royal Society Range () is a majestic range of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, rising to along the west shore of McMurdo Sound between the Koettlitz, Skelton and Ferrar Glaciers. They are south of the Kukri Hills, southeast of the Q ...

, Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Name

Mount Schwerdtfeger was named by the United States

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(US-ACAN) (1994) after Werner Schwerdtfeger, senior meteorological researcher, University of Wisconsin, a driving force in the study of Antarctic meteorology. His specialty was the study of the barrier winds east of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Nearby features

Fisher Bastion

. A high rectangular massif high between the upper reaches of

Potter Glacier Skelton Glacier () is a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf at Skelton Inlet on the Hillary Coast, south of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Naming and exploration Skelton Glacier was named after the Skelton Inlet by ...

and

Foster Glacier Koettlitz Glacier () is a large Antarctic glacier lying west of Mount Morning and Mount Discovery in the Royal Society Range, flowing from the vicinity of Mount Cocks northeastward between Brown Peninsula and the mainland into the ice shelf of Mc ...

, southeast of

Mount Huggins Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

. Named by US-ACAN in 1994 after Commander Dwight David Fisher (Fisher Peak, q.v.), United States Navy Commanding Officer of NSFA, 1987-89.

Mount Duvall

An ice-covered mountain, high, standing close west of Fisher Bastion on the north side of Solomon Glacier. Named byUS-ACAN (1994) after Thomas L. Duvall, Jr., who conducted research, along with John W. Harvey and Martin Pomerantz, in helioseismology at the South Pole Station from 1980.

Solomon Glacier

. A glacier on the south side of Fisher Bastion which flows west from Solomon Saddle to enter

. Named by US-ACAN in 1994 after Susan Solomon, NOAA, atmospheric chemist who has been a leader in the study of upper atmospheric physics in Antarctica. At the time of naming, Chairman of the Office of Polar Programs Advisory Committee, NSF.

Solomon Saddle

. A snow saddle, about high, located between the heads of Solomon Glacier and

, to the south of Fisher Bastion. Named by US-ACAN in 1994 in association with Solomon Glacier.

Upper Jaw Glacier

. A small tributary glacier that flows east and converges with Lower Jaw Glacier before entering

. Named by the

New Zealand Geographic Board The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) is the authority over geographical and hydrographic names within New Zealand and its territorial waters. This includes the naming of small urban settlements, localities, mounta ...

(NZGB) in 1994. On a map, the combined shapes of the Upper Jaw Glacier and Lower Jaw Glacier resemble a gaping mouth, an illusion strengthened by the proximity of Shark Fin.

Lower Jaw Glacier

The south branch of the glacier on the eastern side of the ridge running north from Shark Fin. The branch flows eastward and converges with Upper Jaw Glacier before entering

. Named by the NZGB, 1994.

Shark Fin

. Description: A sharp peak, high, at the eastern end of the ridge separating the heads of Renegar Glacier and Foster Glacier. Named by NZGB, 1994, following work in the area by a NZGS geological party, 1977-78, led by D.N.B. Skinner. The peak has the triangular shape of a shark fin when viewed from the south.

Shark Fin Glacier

A small hanging glacier between the heads of Renegar Glacier and Foster Glacier and to the south of Shark Fin. Named by NZGB in 1994 in association with Shark Fin.

Highway Ridge

. A ridge extending eastward from Shark Fin Glacier to

. Named by

(NZGB) (1994) following work in the area by a NZGS field party, 1977-78. The name alludes to the excellent access that the ridge provides from the lower part of Foster Glacier to Shark Fin Glacier.

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