Scaife Mountains
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The Scaife Mountains (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a group of mountains rising west of Prehn Peninsula and between the Ketchum and Ueda glaciers, in Palmer Land, at the base of Antarctic Peninsula.[1]
Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne, 1947-48, who named these mountains for Alan M. Scaife of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a contributor to the expedition.[1]
List of mountains
- Mount Brundage (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a mountain located 12 nautical miles (22 km) west-southwest of Mount Terwileger in the south part of the Scaife Mountains. Discovered by RARE who named it for Burr Brundage, United States Department of State, who assisted in making arrangements for the expedition.[2]
- Mount Terwileger (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a mountain on the northern side of Ueda Glacier, standing at the SE extremity of the Scaife Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Stephen E. Terwileger, hospital corpsman at South Pole Station in 1967.[3]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.
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