Horlick Mountains
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The Horlick Mountains are a mountain range
in the Transantarctic Mountains
of Antarctica, lying eastward of Reedy Glacier
and including the Wisconsin Range
, Long Hills and Ohio Range
.
The mountains were discovered in two observations by the Byrd
Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35, one by Kennett L. Rawson from a position in about 83°05′S 105°19′W, at the end of his southeastern flight of November 22, 1934, and another by Quin Blackburn in December 1934, from positions looking up Leverett
and Albanus Glacier
s. Portions of the Wisconsin Range
are recorded in aerial photography obtained by USN
Operation Highjump
, 1946-47. The entire mountain group was surveyed by USARP parties and was mapped from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-64. Named by Admiral Byrd for William Horlick
, of the Horlick's Malted Milk Corp., a supporter of the Byrd expedition of 1933-35.
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...
in the Transantarctic Mountains
Transantarctic Mountains
The three largest mountain ranges on the Antarctic continent are the Transantarctic Mountains , the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges. The Transantarctic Mountains compose a mountain range in Antarctica which extend, with some interruptions, across the continent from Cape Adare...
of Antarctica, lying eastward of Reedy Glacier
Reedy Glacier
The Reedy Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, over 160 km long and from 10 to 19 km wide, descending from the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Michigan Plateau and Wisconsin Range, and marking the limits of the Queen Maud Mountains on the west and the Horlick...
and including the Wisconsin Range
Wisconsin Range
The Wisconsin Range is a major mountain range of the Horlick Mountains in Antarctica, comprising the Wisconsin Plateau and numerous glaciers, ridges and peaks bounded by the Reedy Glacier, Shimizu Ice Stream, Horlick Ice Stream and the interior ice plateau....
, Long Hills and Ohio Range
Ohio Range
The Ohio Range is a mountain range in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica. It is about 48 km long and 16 km wide, extending WSW-ENE from Eldridge Peak to Mirsky Ledge...
.
The mountains were discovered in two observations by the Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics...
Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35, one by Kennett L. Rawson from a position in about 83°05′S 105°19′W, at the end of his southeastern flight of November 22, 1934, and another by Quin Blackburn in December 1934, from positions looking up Leverett
Leverett Glacier
Leverett Glacier in Antarctica is about 80 km long and 4 to 6 km wide, draining northward from the Watson Escarpment, between the California and Stanford Plateaus, and then trending WNW between the Tapley Mountains and Harold Byrd Mountains to terminate at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf...
and Albanus Glacier
Albanus Glacier
Albanus Glacier , also known as Phillips Glacier, is a long glacier flowing west along the south side of Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just north of Mount Zanuck, in the Queen Maud Mountains in Antarctica. It was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological...
s. Portions of the Wisconsin Range
Wisconsin Range
The Wisconsin Range is a major mountain range of the Horlick Mountains in Antarctica, comprising the Wisconsin Plateau and numerous glaciers, ridges and peaks bounded by the Reedy Glacier, Shimizu Ice Stream, Horlick Ice Stream and the interior ice plateau....
are recorded in aerial photography obtained by USN
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, , Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68....
, 1946-47. The entire mountain group was surveyed by USARP parties and was mapped from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-64. Named by Admiral Byrd for William Horlick
William Horlick
William Horlick, Sr. was an English-born food manufacturer and the original patent holder of malted milk. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1869, settling in Racine, Wisconsin, where he started a food company with his brother, James. Horlick was a well-known philanthropist in the Racine area. He died...
, of the Horlick's Malted Milk Corp., a supporter of the Byrd expedition of 1933-35.