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Dana Mountains
The Dana Mountains (73°12′S 62°25′W / 73.200°S 62.417°W) are a group of mountains just northwest of New Bedford Inlet, bounded by Mosby Glacier on the north and Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier on the south, in Palmer Land, Antarctica.
The Dana Mountains are in southern Palmer Land on the Lassiter Coast of the Weddell Sea. They are south of the Carey Range. They are north of the Werner Mountains and northwest of New Bedford Inlet. They run from northwest to southeast between Mosby Glacier to the northeast, Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier to the southwest. The Mosby Glacier and Meinardus Glacier converge and enter New Bedford Inlet. To the west the ice plateau has few features apart from isolated nunataks. Features of the Dana Mountains include, from northwest to southeast, Mount Axworthy, Walsh Nunatak, Galan Ridge, Dillon Peak, Mount Grimminger, Mount Cummings and Court Nunatak. Nearby features to the west include Gordon Nunataks, Holden Nunataks, Mount Heer, Mount Barkow, Schoofs Nunatak and Jensen Nunataks.
The Dana Mountains were first seen and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) 1939–41. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from United States Navy air photographs, 1961–67. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after James Dwight Dana (1813-95), an American geologist.
73°06′S 62°44′W / 73.100°S 62.733°W. A mountain in the northwest part of the Dana Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Charles S. Axworthy, a hospital corpsman and leader of the support personnel with the Palmer Station winter party in 1965.
73°09′S 63°11′W / 73.150°S 63.183°W. A nunatak on the north side of Haines Glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southwest of Mount Axworthy, in the Dana Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for John J. Walsh, biologist, member of the Palmer Station-Eastwind Expedition, summer 1965-66.
73°10′S 62°00′W / 73.167°S 62.000°W. A prominent ridge which forms the northeast rampart of the Dana Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Michael P. Galan, a member of the McMurdo Station winter party in 1967 and of the South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse III in 1967-68.
73°17′S 62°40′W / 73.283°S 62.667°W. Peak in the Dana Mountains surmounting the north side of the terminus of Haines Glacier. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Raymond D. Dillon, biologist at McMurdo Station and Palmer Station during the 1966-67 and 1967-68 seasons.
73°18′S 62°18′W / 73.300°S 62.300°W. Cone-shaped, mostly ice-covered mountain, 1,680 metres (5,510 ft) high, standing on the north side of Meinardus Glacier, close east of its juncture with Haines Glacier. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne, who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for George Grimminger, American meteorologist and joint author of the meteorological reports of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928-30, and the ByrdAE, 1933-35, and a member of the latter expedition.
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Dana Mountains
The Dana Mountains (73°12′S 62°25′W / 73.200°S 62.417°W) are a group of mountains just northwest of New Bedford Inlet, bounded by Mosby Glacier on the north and Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier on the south, in Palmer Land, Antarctica.
The Dana Mountains are in southern Palmer Land on the Lassiter Coast of the Weddell Sea. They are south of the Carey Range. They are north of the Werner Mountains and northwest of New Bedford Inlet. They run from northwest to southeast between Mosby Glacier to the northeast, Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier to the southwest. The Mosby Glacier and Meinardus Glacier converge and enter New Bedford Inlet. To the west the ice plateau has few features apart from isolated nunataks. Features of the Dana Mountains include, from northwest to southeast, Mount Axworthy, Walsh Nunatak, Galan Ridge, Dillon Peak, Mount Grimminger, Mount Cummings and Court Nunatak. Nearby features to the west include Gordon Nunataks, Holden Nunataks, Mount Heer, Mount Barkow, Schoofs Nunatak and Jensen Nunataks.
The Dana Mountains were first seen and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) 1939–41. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from United States Navy air photographs, 1961–67. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after James Dwight Dana (1813-95), an American geologist.
73°06′S 62°44′W / 73.100°S 62.733°W. A mountain in the northwest part of the Dana Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Charles S. Axworthy, a hospital corpsman and leader of the support personnel with the Palmer Station winter party in 1965.
73°09′S 63°11′W / 73.150°S 63.183°W. A nunatak on the north side of Haines Glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southwest of Mount Axworthy, in the Dana Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for John J. Walsh, biologist, member of the Palmer Station-Eastwind Expedition, summer 1965-66.
73°10′S 62°00′W / 73.167°S 62.000°W. A prominent ridge which forms the northeast rampart of the Dana Mountains. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Michael P. Galan, a member of the McMurdo Station winter party in 1967 and of the South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse III in 1967-68.
73°17′S 62°40′W / 73.283°S 62.667°W. Peak in the Dana Mountains surmounting the north side of the terminus of Haines Glacier. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Raymond D. Dillon, biologist at McMurdo Station and Palmer Station during the 1966-67 and 1967-68 seasons.
73°18′S 62°18′W / 73.300°S 62.300°W. Cone-shaped, mostly ice-covered mountain, 1,680 metres (5,510 ft) high, standing on the north side of Meinardus Glacier, close east of its juncture with Haines Glacier. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne, who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for George Grimminger, American meteorologist and joint author of the meteorological reports of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928-30, and the ByrdAE, 1933-35, and a member of the latter expedition.