Chester Mountains
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The Chester Mountains are a group of mountains just north of the mouth of Crevasse Valley Glacier
and 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Saunders Mountain
in the Ford Ranges
of Marie Byrd Land
. They were mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35) and named for Colby M. Chester, president of General Foods Corporation, who gave generous support to the Byrd expeditions.
Crevasse Valley Glacier
Crevasse Valley Glacier is a broad glacier about 30 miles long, flowing west-southwest between Chester Mountains and Saunders Mountain to Sulzberger Ice Shelf in Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered by a sledging party of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, which visited this area in November-December...
and 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Saunders Mountain
Saunders Mountain
Saunders Mountain is a massive islandlike mountain rising to 975 m at the west end of Denfeld Mountains, Ford Ranges, on the Saunders Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on an aerial flight of December 5, 1929, and named by R. Admiral Byrd after Captain Harold E....
in the Ford Ranges
Ford Ranges
The Ford Ranges is a grouping of mountain ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica...
of Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. They were mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35) and named for Colby M. Chester, president of General Foods Corporation, who gave generous support to the Byrd expeditions.