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The Hays Mountains (86°S 155°W) are a large group of mountains and peaks of the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, surmounting the divide between the lower portions of Amundsen Glacier and Scott Glacier and extending from the vicinity of Mount Thorne on the northwest to Mount Dietz on the southeast. They were discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd on the South Pole flight of November 28–29, 1929, and mapped in part by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological parties to this area in 1929 and 1934. They were named by Byrd for Will H. Hays, former head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.[1]

Key features

Mount Astor, a prominent peak in the range, was named by Byrd for Vincent Astor, of the Astor family, for his philanthropic contributions to the 1929 expedition.[2]

Features

Geographical features include:

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Hays Mountains". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] Hays Mountains

Die Hays Mountains sind eine große Gruppe von Bergen und Berggipfeln in der antarktischen Ross Dependency. Im Königin-Maud-Gebirge überragen sie die Wasserscheide zwischen den unteren Abschnitten des Amundsen- und des Scott-Gletschers. Sie reichen von den Ausläufern des Mount Thorne im Nordwesten bis zum Mount Dietz im Südosten.

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- [en] Hays Mountains

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[fr] Chaîne Hays

La chaîne Hays (en anglais : Hays Mountains) est un massif montagneux de la chaîne de la Reine-Maud, dans la chaîne Transantarctique, en Antarctique. Son point culminant est un dôme de neige qui s'élève à 3 940 mètres d'altitude sur le plateau Nilsen, à l'est de Crown Mountain. Elle comprend en outre les pics Medina et les collines Karo au nord, et les monts Rawson au sud. Elle est comprise entre le glacier Amundsen à l'ouest et le glacier Scott à l'est.

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