Rawson Mountains (Antarctica)
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The Rawson Mountains lie within the Queen Maud Mountains
to the southeast of the Ross Ice Shelf
. They stand between the head of the Amundsen
and Scott Glacier
s. Peaks within the range include Mount Wyatt
(2930 m) and Mount Weaver
(2780 m).
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
to the southeast of the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
. They stand between the head of the Amundsen
Amundsen Glacier
Amundsen Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier, about 6 to 10 km wide and 128 km long, originating on the polar plateau where it drains the area to the south and west of Nilsen Plateau, and descending through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf just west of the...
and Scott Glacier
Scott Glacier
Scott Glacier is a glacier, wide and over long, flowing northnorthwest to the Antarctic coast between Denman Glacier and Mill Island. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson and named for Capt. Robert F. Scott....
s. Peaks within the range include Mount Wyatt
Mount Wyatt
Mount Wyatt is a prominent flat-topped mountain, 2,930 m, standing 3 nautical miles west of Mount Verlautz in the Rawson Mountains of the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn and named by Rear Admiral Byrd for...
(2930 m) and Mount Weaver
Mount Weaver
Mount Weaver is a mountain standing 3 km west of Mount Wilbur at the head of the Scott Glacier, in the Queen Maud region of the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and ascended in December 1934 by members of the Byrd AE geological party under Quin Blackburn. Named by them for...
(2780 m).