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Bowers Mountains (71°10′S 163°15′E) is a group of north–south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km (90 mi) long and 56 km (35 mi) wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra Nova, under Lt. Harry L.L. Pennell, RN, and was subsequently named "Bowers Hills" in honour of Henry Robertson Bowers who perished with Captain Robert Falcon Scott on their return from the South Pole in 1912. The mountain range is one of the most extensive topographical features within Victoria Land.

1:250,000 scale topographic map of the Bowers Mountains.
1:250,000 scale topographic map of the Bowers Mountains.

The feature was photographed from U.S. Navy aircraft in 1946-47 and 1960–62, and was surveyed and mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1962–63. The name was amended to Bowers Mountains upon USGS mapping which showed the group to be a major one with peaks rising to nearly 2,600 metres. The major topographical feature lies situated within the Pennell Coast region of Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Adams Ridge (71°0′S 162°23′E) is a sharp-crested rock ridge, 4 miles (6 km) long and rising to 800 metres (2,625 ft), forming a part of the west margin of Bowers Mountains just south of where Sheehan Glacier enters Rennick Glacier. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after Chris Adams, New Zealand geologist who worked in northern Victoria Land, 1981–82. The ridge is situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.


Features


Geographical features include:


Explorers Range


Main article: Explorers Range

Lanterman Range


Main article: Lanterman Range

Molar Massif


Main article: Molar Massif

Posey Range


Main article: Posey Range

Other features



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[de] Bowers Mountains

Die Bowers Mountains sind ein Gebirgszug mit nord-südlicher Ausrichtung, der sich über eine Länge von etwa 145 km und einer Breite von rund 55 km an der Oates-Küste des nördlichen Viktorialands erstreckt und Entstehungsgebiet des Rennick-Gletschers, des Canham-Gletschers, des Black-Gletschers und des Lillie-Gletschers ist.
- [en] Bowers Mountains

[fr] Chaîne Bowers

La chaîne Bowers (Bowers Mountains en anglais) est une chaîne de montagnes située en Antarctique.

[it] Montagne di Bowers

Le montagne di Bowers sono un gruppo montuoso che si estende in direzione nord-sud, situato nella Terra della Regina Vittoria, in Antartide. In particolare questo gruppo, la cui lunghezza raggiunge i 145 km e che arriva a una larghezza di 56 km, si trova nell'entroterra della costa di Oates e della costa di Pennell ed è delimitato a ovest dal ghiacciaio Rennick, a nord dalla costa, a est dal ghiacciaio Lillie e a sud dai ghiacciai Canham e Black. Tra le formazioni maggiori di questo gruppo montuoso spiccano la dorsale degli Esploratori, a ovest, la dorsale Posey, a est, e la dorsale Lanterman, a sud-ovest, tre catene separate da vasti ghiacciai e nevai, aventi tutte diverse cime di altezza superiore ai 2400 m s.l.m..


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