The Neptune Range is a

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, long, lying WSW of

Forrestal Range The Forrestal Range () is a largely snow-covered mountain range, about long, standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a transcontinental patrol ...

in the central part of the

Pensacola Mountains The Pensacola Mountains are a large group of mountain ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Queen Elizabeth Land region of Antarctica. Geography They extend 450 km (280 mi) in a NE-SW direction. Subranges of t ...

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. The range is composed of Washington Escarpment with its associated ridges, valleys and peaks, the Iroquois Plateau, and the Schmidt and

Williams Hills Williams Hills () is a compact group of hills, long, located south of Childs Glacier and west of Roderick Valley in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Williams Hills were mapped by the United States Geolog ...

. It was discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a

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transcontinental plane flight from

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and return. Named by

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after the Navy 2V-2N Neptune aircraft with which this flight was made. The entire Pensacola Mountains were mapped by

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in 1967 and 1968 from ground surveys and

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tricamera

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taken in 1964.

Key mountains

* Astro Peak () is a peak, 835 m, standing 1 mile (1.6 km) off the west end of Berquist Ridge. So named by US-ACAN because the USGS established an

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on this peak during the 1965-66 season. * Mount Dasinger () is a

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, 1,360 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) northeast of

Neith Nunatak Mount Moffat is a mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Ege in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and was n ...

in northern Neptune Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and

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air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant (j.g.)

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, U.S. Navy, of the

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winter party, 1958. * Mount Torbert () is a prominent, pyramidal rock peak, 1,675 m, midway along

Torbert Escarpment Torbert Escarpment () is an escarpment, long, marking the west margin of Median Snowfield in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Torbert Escarpment was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from s ...

in the Neptune Range. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 on the transcontinental nonstop plane flight by personnel of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from

and return. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander John H. Torbert,

, pilot of the aircraft making this flight.

Key geographical features

* Gillies Rock () is an isolated rock lying 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Mount Dasinger. Mapped by USGS from surveys and

air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Betty Gillies, ham radio operator of

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, CA, who for several seasons from 1960-70 arranged

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es for members of USGS field parties in the

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, Pensacola Mountains, and elsewhere in Antarctica.

Features

Geographical features include:

Williams Hills

Schmidt Hills

Other features

Baker Ridge Mount Moffat is a mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Ege in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and was named ...

Barnes Icefalls Mount Dover () is a mountain in Antarctica, high, surmounting the southeast end of Gale Ridge where the ridge abuts the Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Mount Dover was mapped by the Unite ...

Bennett Spires Mount Hawkes is, at , the highest mountain along the Washington Escarpment, standing at the east side of Jones Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the co ...

* Berquist Ridge *

Brown Ridge Nelson Peak () is a peak in Antarctica, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Nelson Peak was mapped by the Uni ...

Childs Glacier Childs Glacier () is a glacier in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, draining westward from Roderick Valley to enter Foundation Ice Stream. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air ph ...

Drury Ridge Drury Ridge () is a mainly snow-covered ridge, 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, extending west from Nelson Peak in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, ...

Elbow Peak Mount Moffat is a mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Ege in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and was n ...

Elliott Ridge Gambacorta Peak is a peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was ...

Elmers Nunatak Iroquois Plateau () is a large, mainly ice-covered plateau situated east of the southern part of the Washington Escarpment in the Pensacola Mountains of Edith Ronne Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from sur ...

Final Rock Gambacorta Peak is a peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It ...

Foundation Ice Stream Foundation Ice Stream is a major ice stream in Antarctica's Pensacola Mountains. The ice stream drains northward for along the west side of the Patuxent Range and the Neptune Range to enter the Ronne Ice Shelf westward of Dufek Massif. The Un ...

* Gale Ridge *

Gambacorta Peak Gambacorta Peak is a peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was ...

Hannah Ridge Nelson Peak () is a peak in Antarctica, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Nelson Peak was mapped by the ...

Heiser Ridge Mount Hawkes is, at , the highest mountain along the Washington Escarpment, standing at the east side of Jones Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the co ...

* Hill Nunatak *

Hinckley Rock Mount Moffat is a mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Ege in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and was n ...

Hudson Ridge Mount Hawkes is, at , the highest mountain along the Washington Escarpment, standing at the east side of Jones Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the co ...

Jones Valley Jones Valley () is a snow-covered valley between West Prongs and Elliott Ridge in the southern Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photo ...

Kaminski Nunatak Torbert Escarpment () is an escarpment, long, marking the west margin of Median Snowfield in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Torbert Escarpment was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from s ...

Kinsella Peak Mount Dover () is a mountain in Antarctica, high, surmounting the southeast end of Gale Ridge where the ridge abuts the Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Mount Dover was mapped by the Un ...

Loren Nunataks The Loren Nunataks () are a line of low nunataks standing east of the Rivas Peaks in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–6 ...

Madey Ridge Madey Ridge () is a ridge trending northwest from Mount Moffat along the north side of Berquist Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, ...

Meads Peak Mount Hawkes is, at , the highest mountain along the Washington Escarpment, standing at the east side of Jones Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the cou ...

Median Snowfield Torbert Escarpment () is an escarpment, long, marking the west margin of Median Snowfield in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Torbert Escarpment was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from s ...

Miller Valley Nelson Peak () is a peak in Antarctica, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Nelson Peak was mapped by the ...

Mount Bragg Gambacorta Peak is a peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It ...

Mount Cowart Mount Dover () is a mountain in Antarctica, high, surmounting the southeast end of Gale Ridge where the ridge abuts the Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Mount Dover was mapped by the Un ...

Mount Dover Mount Dover () is a mountain in Antarctica, high, surmounting the southeast end of Gale Ridge where the ridge abuts the Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Mount Dover was mapped by the Un ...

Mount Ege Mount Ege is a mountain in Antarctica, high, between Berquist Ridge and Drury Ridge in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and ...

Mount Feldkotter Gambacorta Peak is a Summit (topography), peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1 ...

Mount Hawkes Mount Hawkes is, at , the highest mountain along the Washington Escarpment, standing at the east side of Jones Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the cou ...

Mount Kaschak Gambacorta Peak is a peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was ...

Mount Moffat Mount Moffat is a mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Ege in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and was name ...

Nelson Peak Nelson Peak () is a peak in Antarctica, standing at the eastern end of Drury Ridge and Brown Ridge where the two ridges abut Washington Escarpment, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Exploration and name Nelson Peak was mapped by the U ...

Patrick Nunatak Gambacorta Peak is a peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It ...

Ramsey Cliff Torbert Escarpment () is an escarpment, long, marking the west margin of Median Snowfield in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Torbert Escarpment was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) fro ...

Rivas Peaks Rivas Peaks is a line of rock peaks in Antarctica that jut westward for 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from the south part of Torbert Escarpment in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USG ...

Seay Nunatak Gambacorta Peak is a peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It ...

Seely Ridge Mount Hawkes is, at , the highest mountain along the Washington Escarpment, standing at the east side of Jones Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the co ...

* Serpan Peak *

Spanley Rocks Mount Moffat is a mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Ege in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and was n ...

* Washington Escarpment *

Webb Nunataks Webb Nunataks () is a group of nunataks 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Madey Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. Named b ...

West Prongs Mount Hawkes is, at , the highest mountain along the Washington Escarpment, standing at the east side of Jones Valley in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the cou ...

Wiens Peak Gambacorta Peak is a peak, high, standing east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was n ...

References

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