Swanson Mountains () is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
range 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of
Saunders Mountain in the
Ford Ranges
The Ford Ranges () are a grouping of mountain ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on December 5, 1929, they were named by Byr ...
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Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...
. Discovered on aerial flights by the
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, p ...
in 1934 and named for the Hon.
Claude A. Swanson
Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Virginia. He served as U.S. Representative (1893-1906), Governor of Virginia (1906-1910), and U.S. Senator from Virginia (1910-1933), befo ...
, Secretary of the Navy, 1933–39.
See also
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Mount Crabtree
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Mount Fonda
Mount Fonda () is a mountain, high, in the northwest part of the Swanson Mountains, south of Greegor Peak, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) under Rear Admiral Ri ...
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Mount Passel
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Mount Treadwell
Mount Treadwell is a mountain (820 m) at the southeast extremity of the Swanson Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
It was mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) and by United States Geological ...
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Wells Ridge Wells Ridge () is a rocky ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) long between the Swanson Mountains and Mount Gilmour in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights made from the West Base of the United States Antarctic Service ...
References
Ford Ranges
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