geo.wikisort.org - MountainsThe Hughes Range is a high massive north–south trending mountain range in Antarctica, surmounted by six prominent summits, of which Mount Kaplan (4,230 m) is the highest. The range is located east of Canyon Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains and extends 72 km (45 mi) from the confluence of Brandau and Keltie glaciers in the south, to the Giovinco Ice Piedmont in the north.[1]
Hughes Range in Antarctica
Discovered and photographed by Rear Admiral Byrd on the baselaying flight of November 18, 1929, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names on the recommendation of Byrd for Charles Evans Hughes, U.S. secretary of state, U.S. chief justice, and adviser/counselor of Byrd.[1]
Key mountains
- Mount Kaplan
- Mount Waterman (84°27′S 175°25′E) is a massive mountain, 3,880 metres (12,730 ft), standing 5 km (3 mi) NE of Mount Wexler. The mountain was discovered and photographed by Rear Admiral Byrd on the baselaying flight of November 18, 1929, and surveyed by A.P. Crary from 1957 to 1958. Named by Crary for Alan Tower Waterman, director of the National Science Foundation which directly supported U.S. Antarctic programs during and after the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year program.[2]
- Mount Wexler (84°30′S 175°01′E) is a prominent ice-free mountain, 4,025 metres (13,205 ft), standing 5 km (3 mi) north north west of Mount Kaplan, the highest peak in the Hughes Range. Discovered and photographed by Byrd on the baselaying flight of November 18, 1929, and surveyed by A.P. Crary from 1957 to 1958. Named by Crary for Harry Wexler, chief scientist for U.S. Antarctic during the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year program.[3]
Features
Geographical features include:
References
- "Hughes Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2004-11-12.
- "Mount Waterman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Mount Wexler". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
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На других языках
[de] Hughes Range
Die Hughes Range ist ein 72 km langer und massiger Gebirgszug in der antarktischen Ross Dependency. Im Königin-Maud-Gebirge erstreckt er sich östlich des Canyon-Gletschers vom Zusammenfluss des Brandau- und Keltie-Gletschers im Süden bis zum Giovinco-Piedmont-Gletscher im Norden. Er besteht aus sechs exponierten Berggipfeln, von denen Mount Kaplan mit 4230 m der höchste ist.
- [en] Hughes Range (Antarctica)
[fr] Chaînon Hughes
Le chaînon Hughes (en anglais : Hughes Range) est un massif montagneux de la chaîne de la Reine-Maud, dans la chaîne Transantarctique, en Antarctique.
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