Whitmore Mountains
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Whitmore Mountains is an isolated group of mountain
s in West Antarctica
, consisting of three mountains and a cluster of nunatak
s extending over 15 miles. The group was visited and surveyed on January 2, 1959, by William H. Chapman, cartographer with the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party (1958-59). The mountains were named by Chapman for George D. Whitmore, Chief Topographic Engineer of the United States Geological Survey
(USGS), who was a member of the Working Group on Cartography of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
.
s at the southeast end of the Whitmore Mountains. Three of the nunataks are together and aligned while the fourth lies 2.5 miles distant. They were visited and surveyed on January 2, 1959 by the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party. William H. Chapman, party surveyor, proposed the naming for M. Kerwin Linck, Chief of the Branch of Special Maps of the USGS.
(USGS) photogrammetrist, 1949-79; Associate Director of USGS, 1969-79; president, American Society of Photogrammetry, 1968; president, International Federation of Surveyors, 1973-75.
in the Whitmore Mountains, rising to 3020 m (9,908 ft) at the northeast end of the group. It was surveyed on January 2, 1959 by William H. Chapman of USGS, a member of the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party, 1958-59. He named the mountain after Walter R. Seelig, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation
, 1960–86, who developed the USGS-NSF plan for topographic mapping of Antarctica; NSF Representative in Christchurch
, N.Z., during eleven United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) austral seasons between 1971 and 1986, including seventeen trips to Antarctica and adjacent seas; member, United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, 1973–86; Chairman, 1976-86.
Mountain
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s in West Antarctica
West Antarctica
West Antarctica, or Lesser Antarctica, one of the two major regions of Antarctica, is the part of the continent that lies within the Western Hemisphere including the Antarctic Peninsula.-Location and description:...
, consisting of three mountains and a cluster of nunatak
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
s extending over 15 miles. The group was visited and surveyed on January 2, 1959, by William H. Chapman, cartographer with the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party (1958-59). The mountains were named by Chapman for George D. Whitmore, Chief Topographic Engineer of the United States Geological Survey
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,...
(USGS), who was a member of the Working Group on Cartography of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
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Linck Nunataks
Linck Nunataks (82°41′S 104°12′W) is a group of four small, ice-covered nunatakNunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
s at the southeast end of the Whitmore Mountains. Three of the nunataks are together and aligned while the fourth lies 2.5 miles distant. They were visited and surveyed on January 2, 1959 by the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party. William H. Chapman, party surveyor, proposed the naming for M. Kerwin Linck, Chief of the Branch of Special Maps of the USGS.
Mount Radlinski
Mount Radlinski (82°31′S 103°34′W) is a rounded, smooth, ice-covered mountain (2,750 m) rising 4 miles southeast of Mount Seelig in the northeast part of the Whitmore Mountains. It was surveyed on January 2, 1959 by William H. Chapman, a member of the Horlick Mountains Traverse (1958-59). Mount Radlinski was named by Chapman after William A. Radlinski, 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) photogrammetrist, 1949-79; Associate Director of USGS, 1969-79; president, American Society of Photogrammetry, 1968; president, International Federation of Surveyors, 1973-75.
Mount Seelig
Mount Seelig (82°28′S 103°54′W) is the largest and highest mountainMountain
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in the Whitmore Mountains, rising to 3020 m (9,908 ft) at the northeast end of the group. It was surveyed on January 2, 1959 by William H. Chapman of USGS, a member of the Horlick Mountains Traverse Party, 1958-59. He named the mountain after Walter R. Seelig, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, 1960–86, who developed the USGS-NSF plan for topographic mapping of Antarctica; NSF Representative in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, N.Z., during eleven United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) austral seasons between 1971 and 1986, including seventeen trips to Antarctica and adjacent seas; member, United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, 1973–86; Chairman, 1976-86.