The Gutenko Mountains () are a large, scattered group of hills,

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 and small mountains at the south end of

Dyer Plateau Dyer Plateau () is a broad ice-covered upland of north-central Palmer Land, bounded to the north by Fleming Glacier and Bingham Glacier, and to the south by the Gutenko Mountains. It is buttressed by Goettel Escarpment. History The plateau was ...

in central

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. The feature includes the Elliott Hills, the Rathbone Hills, the Guthridge Nunataks and the Blanchard Nunataks.

Location

The Gutenko Mountains are in central

at the south end of the

, to the east of Goodenough Glacier. The

Batterbee Mountains The Batterbee Mountains are a group of prominent mountains rising to , which forms part of the dissected edge of Dyer Plateau overlooking George VI Sound, on the west coast of Palmer Land. First seen and photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellswor ...

and

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 ...

are to the west. The

Holmes Hills The Holmes Hills () are a group of ridges and nunataks rising to about between Runcorn Glacier and Beaumont Glacier, bounded to the southwest by the Brennecke Nunataks, in south-central Palmer Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United Sta ...

and Hess Mountains are to the southeast, Mount Jackson is to the east and the Welch Mountains are to the northeast. Features, from north to south, include the Elliott Hills, Mount Mumford, the Rathbone Hills, Randall Ridge, the Guthridge Nunataks, Mount Jukkola, Walcott Peak, Lokey Peak, the Blanchard Nunataks.

Discovery and name

The Gutenko Mountains were seen from the air during flights of November 21 and December 23, 1947, by 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). They are named for Sigmund Gutenko,

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, chief commissary steward with the expedition. The mountains were mapped in detail 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) in 1974.

Features

Elliott Hills

. A group of low hills and nunataks, long, that mark the northwest end of the Gutenko Mountains. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. 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 Commander David J. Elliott, United States Navy, Commander of LC-130 aircraft in aerial photographic and ice-sensing flights over extensive areas of the Antarctic continent during Operation Deep Freeze, 1970 and 1971.

Mount Mumford

. The central summit in the line of low rock peaks north of the west end of Rathbone Hills. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by the US-ACAN for Lieutenant Joel H. Mumford, United States Navy, Medical Officer at Palmer Station, 1972.

Rathbone Hills

. A line of low hills or nunataks, long and trending east–west, located north of Guthridge Nunataks. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by the US-ACAN for Major David L. Rathbone, USMC, Commander of LC-130 aircraft in United States Navy Squadron VXE-6 during Operation Deep Freeze, 1970 and 1971.

Randall Ridge

. An arc-shaped rock ridge at the north side of the Guthridge Nunataks. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by the US-ACAN after Robert H. Randall (1890–1966), Assistant on Cartography with the United States Bureau of the Budget in the Executive Office of the President, with responsibility for coordinating the mapping activities of the Government, 1941–60. In 1954 he set up the Technical Advisory Committee on Antarctic Mapping that established a mapping program for Antarctica based on the best technical methods.

Guthridge Nunataks

. A scattered group of sharp peaked nunataks and small mountains, about long and wide, midway between Rathbone Hills and Blanchard Nunataks. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by the US-ACAN after Guy G. Guthridge, Director, Polar Information Service, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation; Editor, Antarctic Journal of the United States; member, of US-ACAN, from 1989 (chairman from 1994).

Mount Jukkola

. A sharp, pyramidal peak, or nunatak, at the south-central margin of the Guthridge Nunataks. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by the US-ACAN for Lieutenant Lloyd A. Jukkola, CEC, United States Navy, Officer-in-Charge of Palmer Station in 1973.

Walcott Peak

. A large nunatak midway between Mount Jukkola and Lokey Peak in the south part of the Guthridge Nunataks. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by the US-ACAN for Lieutenant Fred P. Walcott, CEC, United States Navy, Officer-in-Charge of the South Pole Station in 1973.

Lokey Peak

. A small, sharp peak, or nunatak, standing at the southeast extremity of the Guthridge Nunataks. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for William M. Lokey, Station Manager at Palmer Station, 1975. He previously wintered at McMurdo Station in 1970 and 1974.

Blanchard Nunataks

. An east-west trending group of nunataks, about long, marking the south end of the Gutenko Mountains. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Lloyd G. Blanchard, of the Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Assistant Editor, Antarctic Journal of the United States.

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* * {{Include-USGov , agency=United States Geological Survey Mountain ranges of Palmer Land