Admiralty Mountains
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The Admiralty Mountains (alternatively Admiralty Range) is a large group of high mountain
s and individually-named ranges
and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land
of Antarctica. This mountain group is bounded by the Ross Sea
, the Southern Ocean
, and by the Dennistoun
, Ebbe
, and Tucker
glaciers.
Discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Ross
who named them for the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
under whose orders he served.
The Admiralty Mountains is divided into the Dunedin Range
, Homerun Range
, and Lyttelton Range
.
al mountain rising from the divide between Fitch Glacier
and Man-o-War Glacier
. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, after the former New Zealand
cruiser HMNZS Achilles
.
, a senior naval lord of the Admiralty.
GSAE, 1957–58, after HMNZS Ajax. The mountain is one of several in this area named for New Zealand ships.
. The mountain stands 2 miles (3.2 km) west-northwest of Mount Sabine. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) (2004) after Anthony (Tony) J. Bevin, Surveyor-General of New Zealand
, and Chairman of the New Zealand Geographic Board
, 1996–2004, with responsibility for New Zealand surveying and place naming in Antarctica.
(NZ GSAE), 1957–58, for its appearance and also for the New Zealand Cruiser HMNZS Black Prince.
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Robert R. Gilruth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a visitor at McMurdo Station
, 1966-67.
located 4 km (2.5 mi) E of Mount Adam in the central portion of the range. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Ross
, who named it for the Earl of Minto
, then First Lord of the Admiralty. The first ascent was made in 1988 by the Australian Bicentennial Antarctic Expedition led by Greg Mortimer and included Lincoln Hall
.
along the western side of Nash Glacier
. The area was mapped by the USGS
from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. The name Mount Parker was given to a mountain in this general vicinity by Captain James Ross
, in 1840, honoring Vice Admiral Sir William Parker, a senior naval lord of the Admiralty, 1834-41. For the sake of historical continuity US-ACAN has retained the name for this mountain.
standing directly at the head of Kelly Glacier
, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) southwest of Mount Herschel
. It was discovered in January 1841 by Captain Ross who named it for the Very Reverend Dr. George Peacock
, Dean of Ely.
rising between the heads of Murray Glacier
and Burnette Glacier
. Discovered on January 11, 1841 by Captain James Ross, Royal Navy
, who named this feature for Lieutenant Colonel Edward Sabine
of the Royal Artillery
, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society
, one of the most active supporters of the expedition.
Mountain
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s and individually-named ranges
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
of Antarctica. This mountain group is bounded by the Ross Sea
Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land.-Description:The Ross Sea was discovered by James Ross in 1841. In the west of the Ross Sea is Ross Island with the Mt. Erebus volcano, in the east Roosevelt Island. The southern part is covered...
, the Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
, and by the Dennistoun
Dennistoun Glacier
The Dennistoun Glacier is a glacier, 80 km long, draining the northern slopes of Mounts Black Prince, Royalist and Adam in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land in Antarctica. It flows northwest between the Lyttelton Range and Dunedin Range, turning east on rounding the latter range to...
, Ebbe
Ebbe Glacier
Ebbe Glacier is a tributary glacier about 96 km long, draining northwest from the Homerun Range and Robinson Heights, and then WNW between Everett Range and Anare Mountains into Lillie Glacier...
, and Tucker
Tucker Glacier
Tucker Glacier is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, about 144 km long, flowing southeast between Admiralty Mountains and Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea...
glaciers.
Discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Ross
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross , was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.-Arctic explorer:...
who named them for the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...
under whose orders he served.
The Admiralty Mountains is divided into the Dunedin Range
Dunedin Range
The Dunedin Range is a northwest-trending mountain range, 37 km long and 3 to 6 km wide, located 8 km east of Lyttelton Range in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S...
, Homerun Range
Homerun Range
The Homerun Range is a northwest-trending mountain range, 45 km long and 3 to 11 km wide, located east of Everett Range at the heads of the Ebbe and Tucker glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica....
, and Lyttelton Range
Lyttelton Range
The Lyttelton Range is a narrow northwest-trending mountain range located south of Dunedin Range in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. The range is 26 km long and forms the western wall of the upper part of the Dennistoun Glacier....
.
Mountains and peaks
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:| Mountain/Peak | metres | feet | coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Minto | 4,165 | 13,665 | 71°47′S 168°45′E |
| Mount Adam | 4,010 | 13,156 | 71°47′S 168°37′E |
| Mount Ajax | 3,770 | 12,369 | 71°48′S 168°27′E |
| Mount Sabine | 3,720 | 12,205 | 71°55′S 169°33′E |
| Mount Royalist | 3,640 | 11,942 | 71°47′S 168°30′E |
| Mount Bevin | 3,490 | 11,450 | 71°54′S 169°27′E |
| Mount Black Prince | 3,405 | 11,171 | 71°47′S 168°15′E |
| Mount Peacock | 3,210 | 10,531 | 72°13′S 169°27′E |
| Mount Gilruth | 3,160 | 10,367 | 71°44′S 168°48′E |
| Mount Achilles | 2,880 | 9,449 | 71°53′S 168°08′E |
| Mount Parker | 1,260 | 4,134 | 71°15′S 168°05′E |
Mount Achilles
Mount Achilles is a prominent pyramidPyramid
A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three triangular surfaces...
al mountain rising from the divide between Fitch Glacier
Fitch Glacier
Fitch Glacier is a tributary glacier flowing south along the east side of McGregor Range to enter Man-o-War Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains of northeastern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory...
and Man-o-War Glacier
Man-o-War Glacier
Man-o-War Glacier is a tributary glacier in the Admiralty Mountains that drains the vicinity south of Mount Black Prince and Mount Royalist and flows southward to enter Tucker Glacier between McGregor Range and Novasio Ridge. Named in association with Admiralty Mountains by the New Zealand...
. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, after the former New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
cruiser HMNZS Achilles
HMNZS Achilles (70)
HMNZS Achilles was a Leander class light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in World War II. She became famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, alongside HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter....
.
Mount Adam
Mount Adam is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) WNW of Mount Minto. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain Ross who named this feature for Vice Admiral Sir Charles AdamCharles Adam
Admiral Sir Charles Adam, KCB was a British naval officer. He was the second son of William Adam of Blair Adam and his wife Eleanora, the daughter of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone and sister of Lord Keith....
, a senior naval lord of the Admiralty.
Mount Ajax
Mount Ajax rises 1.5 km (1 mi) WSW of Mount Royalist. Named by the New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
GSAE, 1957–58, after HMNZS Ajax. The mountain is one of several in this area named for New Zealand ships.
Mount Bevin
Mount Bevin is a prominent sharply pointed mountain at the western side of the head of Murray GlacierMurray Glacier
Murray Glacier is a valley glacier, long, draining seaward along the east side of Geikie Ridge in the Admiralty Mountains. Its terminus coalesces with that of Dugdale Glacier where both glaciers discharge into Robertson Bay along the north coast of Victoria Land...
. The mountain stands 2 miles (3.2 km) west-northwest of Mount Sabine. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) (2004) after Anthony (Tony) J. Bevin, Surveyor-General of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and Chairman of the New Zealand Geographic Board
New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board is constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008, formerly under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946. Although an independent institution, it is responsible to the Minister for Land Information...
, 1996–2004, with responsibility for New Zealand surveying and place naming in Antarctica.
Mount Black Prince
Mount Black Prince is composed of dark colored rock, which tends to create an imposing appearance. Located 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Mount Ajax. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic ExpeditionNew Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZ GSAE), 1957–58, for its appearance and also for the New Zealand Cruiser HMNZS Black Prince.
Mount Gilruth
Mount Gilruth is a mostly ice-covered mountain (3,160 m) 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) east-northeast of Mount Adam. Mapped by United States Geological SurveyUnited States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Robert R. Gilruth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a visitor at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, 1966-67.
Mount Minto
Mount Minto is a lofty, mostly ice-free mountainMountain
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located 4 km (2.5 mi) E of Mount Adam in the central portion of the range. Discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Ross
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross , was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.-Arctic explorer:...
, who named it for the Earl of Minto
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto GCB, PC , styled as Viscount Melgund between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and Whig politician.-Background and education:...
, then First Lord of the Admiralty. The first ascent was made in 1988 by the Australian Bicentennial Antarctic Expedition led by Greg Mortimer and included Lincoln Hall
Lincoln Hall
-England:*Lincoln Hall, one of the University of Nottingham Halls of Residence in Nottingham, England.*Lincoln Hall, a student residence at Lincoln College, Oxford in Oxford, England.*Lincoln Hall, a student residence at Wymondham College in Norfolk, England....
.
Mount Parker
Mount Parker is a bluff-type mountainMountain
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along the western side of Nash Glacier
Nash Glacier
The Nash Glacier is a 32 km long glacier, draining the northern slopes of Dunedin Range in the Admiralty Mountains. The terminus of this glacier merges with that of Wallis Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier before reaching the sea east of Cape Scott.Mapped by United States Geological Survey from...
. The area was mapped by the USGS
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. The name Mount Parker was given to a mountain in this general vicinity by Captain James Ross
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross , was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.-Arctic explorer:...
, in 1840, honoring Vice Admiral Sir William Parker, a senior naval lord of the Admiralty, 1834-41. For the sake of historical continuity US-ACAN has retained the name for this mountain.
Mount Peacock
Mount Peacock is a high peakPyramidal peak
A pyramidal peak, or sometimes in its most extreme form called a glacial horn, is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation and frost weathering...
standing directly at the head of Kelly Glacier
Kelly Glacier
Kelly Glacier is a steep tributary glacier descending southwest from Mount Peacock to enter Tucker Glacier just south of Mount Titus, in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic...
, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) southwest of Mount Herschel
Mount Herschel
Mount Herschel is a conspicuous peak standing northeast of Mount Peacock and overlooking the terminus of Ironside Glacier from the south, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica....
. It was discovered in January 1841 by Captain Ross who named it for the Very Reverend Dr. George Peacock
George Peacock
George Peacock was an English mathematician.-Life:Peacock was born on 9 April 1791 at Thornton Hall, Denton, near Darlington, County Durham. His father, the Rev. Thomas Peacock, was a clergyman of the Church of England, incumbent and for 50 years curate of the parish of Denton, where he also kept...
, Dean of Ely.
Mount Royalist
Mount Royalist is a prominent mountain standing 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Mount Adam. Named by the New Zealand GSAE, 1957–58, for its impressive appearance and also for the New Zealand cruiser HMNZS Royalist. Several adjacent peaks are named for New Zealand ships including Mount Ajax and Mount Black Prince.Mount Sabine
Mount Sabine is a prominent, relatively snow-free mountainMountain
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rising between the heads of Murray Glacier
Murray Glacier
Murray Glacier is a valley glacier, long, draining seaward along the east side of Geikie Ridge in the Admiralty Mountains. Its terminus coalesces with that of Dugdale Glacier where both glaciers discharge into Robertson Bay along the north coast of Victoria Land...
and Burnette Glacier
Burnette Glacier
Burnette Glacier is a steep glacier in the Admiralty Mountains, flowing southeast between Honeycomb Ridge and Quartermain Point into Moubray Bay. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and named by the Advisory Committee on...
. Discovered on January 11, 1841 by Captain James Ross, Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, who named this feature for Lieutenant Colonel Edward Sabine
Edward Sabine
General Sir Edward Sabine KCB FRS was an Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist and explorer.Two branches of Sabine's work in particular deserve very high credit: Determination of the length of the seconds pendulum, a simple pendulum whose time period on the surface of the Earth is two...
of the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
, one of the most active supporters of the expedition.