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Phillips Mountains (76°16′S 145°0′W) is a range of mountains on the north side of Balchen Glacier and Block Bay in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) and named by Byrd for Albanus Phillips, Sr., a manufacturer in Cambridge, Maryland, United States, and patron of the Byrd expeditions.


Geography and geology


The range spans about 40 miles (64 km) from west to east with elevations near 1000 m.[1][2] Individual mountains are aligned northeast–southwest or northwest–southeast.[1] Mountains and nunataks are composed of either Ford granodiorite (Devonian age), or Byrd Coast granite (Cretaceous age).[1][3][4] Nunataks are mostly found north of the mountain range.[1][2]


Peaks, Nunataks, and Rocks



Peaks



Nunataks



Rocks and features



Further reading



References


  1. Wade, F. A., C. A. Cathey, and J. B. Oldham (1977), Reconnaissance geologic map of the Guest Peninsula quadrangle, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, Map A-7, U. S. Antarctic Research Program, Reston, VA.
  2. Wade, F. A., C. A. Cathey, and J. B. Oldham (1978), Reconnaissance geologic map of the Gutenko Nunataks quadrangle, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, Map  A-11, U. S. Antarctic Research Program.
  3. Luyendyk, B. P., et al. (1992). "Recent Progress in Antarctic Earth Science". Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science, Saitama, Japan, 1991, Terra Pub., p. 279–288
  4. Richard, S. M.; Smith, C. H.; Kimbrough, D. L.; Fitzgerald, P. G.; Luyendyk, B. P.; McWilliams, M. O. (1994). "Cooling history of the northern Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica". Tectonics. 13 (4): 837–857. doi:10.1029/93tc03322. ISSN 0278-7407.

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



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Die Phillips Mountains sind eine Gebirgskette der Ford Ranges an der Nordflanke des Balchen-Gletschers und der Block Bay im westantarktischen Marie-Byrd-Land.
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