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171: 52: 45: 1257: 224:), a major glacier, about 85 miles (137 km) long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Churchill Mountains and Queen Elizabeth Range, and finally spilling into Shackleton Inlet and the Ross Ice Shelf between Capes Wilson and Lyttelton. 411:. A mountain 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) south of Mount Macpherson in the central part of the range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for Bela Csejtey, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist at McMurdo Station, 1962–63. 665:. Long, narrow nunatak 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the south end of Wellman Cliffs in the Geologists Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by the US-ACAN for James G. Sullivan, USARP geologist at McMurdo Station, winter 1961 and the 1961-62 summer season. 627:. Mountain over 2,200 metres (7,200 ft), surmounting the south end of Quest Cliffs in the Geologists Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Luciano B. Ronca, USARP geologist at McMurdo Station, 1960-61. 585:. Mountain standing 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Mount Csejtey on the southern edge of Boucot Plateau. Seen by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) and named for E.O. Macpherson, formerly chief geologist of the 978:. Prominent cliffs about 20 km (12 mi) long on the east side of Boucot Plateau. Seen by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961–62) and named for H.W. Wellman, geologist, who devised a simple method of map-making from air photos, used by the expedition. 940:. A line of steep east-facing cliffs immediately north of The Slot in the Geologists Range. Seen by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) and named after the Quest, the ship of the ShackletonRowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-22. Not: Quest Nunatak. 449:. A mountain over 2,200 m, surmounting the western part of McKay Cliffs in the Geologists Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for Donald W. Ester, USARP geologist at McMurdo Station, 1962-63. 487:. A mountain, 2,260 metres (7,410 ft), standing 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Quest Cliffs in the Geologists Range. Seen by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) and named for H.E. Fyfe, chief geologist of the New Zealand Geological Survey. 704:. Mountain surmounting the northern end of Endurance Cliffs. Mapped by USGS from tellurometer surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for Charles H. Summerson, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist to the 1261: 902:. A line of cliffs about 32 km (20 mi) long, forming the north wall of the range. Seen by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961–62) and named for Alexander McKay, pioneer New Zealand geologist. 814:. A small ice-covered plateau which rises west of Wellman Cliffs and south of McKay Cliffs. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for 526:. A mountain at the northeastern perimeter of the range. The summit is 2.6 miles (4.2 km) west of Vogt Peak. Named by US-ACAN after John L Isbell, Department of Geosciences, 143: 1325: 1302: 760: 366: 44: 1265: 527: 358: 1293: 370: 1288: 155: 864:
between Mount Summerson and Mount Albright in the southern part of the range. Mapped by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961–62).
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to the northeast. It contains The Slot, a small tributary of the Nimrod Glacier.
818:, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geologist at Byrd Station and to the 17: 139: 965: 952: 927: 914: 889: 876: 847: 834: 801: 788: 734: 721: 691: 678: 652: 639: 614: 601: 572: 559: 513: 500: 474: 461: 436: 423: 398: 385: 336: 323: 289: 276: 248: 235: 211: 198: 104: 91: 764: 147: 546:
in several field seasons, 1992–2001, including work near this mountain.
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about 55 km (34 mi) long, standing between the heads of
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surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by US-ACAN for
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This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
1247:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 81: 73: 68: 32: 144:New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1005: 357:surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by 1101: 8: 1277:, USGS United States Geologic Survey, 1960 29: 1303:United States Department of the Interior 761:United States Antarctic Research Program 367:United States Antarctic Research Program 51: 1266:United States Board on Geographic Names 1221: 1209: 1197: 1185: 1173: 1161: 1149: 1137: 1125: 1113: 1089: 1077: 1065: 1053: 1041: 1029: 1017: 993: 986: 1326:Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency 265:and McKay Cliffs, into Nimrod Glacier. 359:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 7: 142:. Seen by the northern party of the 1294:Geographic Names Information System 371:South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse 1264:from websites or documents of the 747:Peak surmounting the east part of 178:The Geologists Range lies between 25: 1241:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 748: 528:University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1260: This article incorporates 1255: 50: 43: 1299:United States Geological Survey 351:United States Geological Survey 1238:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 860:. A line of steep east-facing 150:in Antarctic exploration. The 1: 716:2,180 metres (7,152 ft) 673:2,310 metres (7,579 ft) 587:New Zealand Geological Survey 554:2,360 metres (7,743 ft) 495:2,360 metres (7,743 ft) 1347: 751:. Mapped by the USGS from 369:(USARP) geologist on the 37: 27:Antarctic mountain range 1262:public domain material 175: 154:are to the north, the 1006:Geologists Range USGS 182:to the southeast and 173: 156:Queen Elizabeth Range 158:to the east and the 962: /  924: /  886: /  844: /  798: /  731: /  688: /  649: /  611: /  569: /  544:Churchill Mountains 510: /  471: /  433: /  395: /  333: /  286: /  245: /  208: /  152:Churchill Mountains 101: /  966:82.450°S 156.167°E 928:82.600°S 155.167°E 890:82.317°S 156.000°E 848:82.783°S 155.083°E 802:82.417°S 155.667°E 735:82.367°S 156.733°E 692:82.717°S 155.083°E 653:82.517°S 156.583°E 615:82.633°S 155.250°E 573:82.483°S 155.833°E 530:; investigator of 514:82.367°S 156.400°E 475:82.533°S 155.167°E 437:82.300°S 155.067°E 399:82.500°S 155.833°E 337:82.817°S 155.100°E 290:82.667°S 155.083°E 249:82.400°S 158.417°E 212:82.350°S 163.000°E 176: 162:to the southeast 105:82.500°S 155.500°E 1102:Mount Isbell USGS 820:Horlick Mountains 120: 119: 83:Range coordinates 16:(Redirected from 1338: 1331:Shackleton Coast 1311: 1310: 1309: 1284: 1283: 1282: 1274:Geologists Range 1259: 1258: 1254: 1253: 1252: 1246: 1225: 1219: 1213: 1207: 1201: 1195: 1189: 1183: 1177: 1171: 1165: 1159: 1153: 1147: 1141: 1135: 1129: 1123: 1117: 1111: 1105: 1099: 1093: 1087: 1081: 1075: 1069: 1063: 1057: 1051: 1045: 1039: 1033: 1027: 1021: 1015: 1009: 1003: 997: 991: 977: 976: 974: 973: 972: 971:-82.450; 156.167 967: 963: 960: 959: 958: 955: 939: 938: 936: 935: 934: 933:-82.600; 155.167 929: 925: 922: 921: 920: 917: 901: 900: 898: 897: 896: 895:-82.317; 156.000 891: 887: 884: 883: 882: 879: 859: 858: 856: 855: 854: 853:-82.783; 155.083 849: 845: 842: 841: 840: 837: 826:Endurance Cliffs 816:Arthur J. Boucot 813: 812: 810: 809: 808: 807:-82.417; 155.667 803: 799: 796: 795: 794: 791: 746: 745: 743: 742: 741: 740:-82.367; 156.733 736: 732: 729: 728: 727: 724: 703: 702: 700: 699: 698: 697:-82.717; 155.083 693: 689: 686: 685: 684: 681: 664: 663: 661: 660: 659: 658:-82.517; 156.583 654: 650: 647: 646: 645: 642: 631:Sullivan Nunatak 626: 625: 623: 622: 621: 620:-82.633; 155.250 616: 612: 609: 608: 607: 604: 584: 583: 581: 580: 579: 578:-82.483; 155.833 574: 570: 567: 566: 565: 562: 550:Mount Macpherson 525: 524: 522: 521: 520: 519:-82.367; 156.400 515: 511: 508: 507: 506: 503: 486: 485: 483: 482: 481: 480:-82.533; 155.167 476: 472: 469: 468: 467: 464: 448: 447: 445: 444: 443: 442:-82.300; 155.067 438: 434: 431: 430: 429: 426: 410: 409: 407: 406: 405: 404:-82.500; 155.833 400: 396: 393: 392: 391: 388: 363:John C. Albright 348: 347: 345: 344: 343: 342:-82.817; 155.100 338: 334: 331: 330: 329: 326: 301: 300: 298: 297: 296: 295:-82.667; 155.083 291: 287: 284: 283: 282: 279: 260: 259: 257: 256: 255: 254:-82.400; 158.417 250: 246: 243: 242: 241: 238: 223: 222: 220: 219: 218: 217:-82.350; 163.000 213: 209: 206: 205: 204: 201: 174:Map of the range 124:Geologists Range 116: 115: 113: 112: 111: 110:-82.500; 155.500 106: 102: 99: 98: 97: 94: 54: 53: 47: 33:Geologists Range 30: 21: 1346: 1345: 1341: 1340: 1339: 1337: 1336: 1335: 1316: 1315: 1314: 1307: 1305: 1287: 1280: 1278: 1271: 1256: 1250: 1248: 1244: 1237: 1233: 1228: 1220: 1216: 1208: 1204: 1196: 1192: 1184: 1180: 1172: 1168: 1160: 1156: 1148: 1144: 1136: 1132: 1124: 1120: 1112: 1108: 1100: 1096: 1088: 1084: 1076: 1072: 1064: 1060: 1052: 1048: 1040: 1036: 1028: 1024: 1016: 1012: 1004: 1000: 992: 988: 984: 970: 968: 964: 961: 956: 953: 951: 949: 948: 946: 932: 930: 926: 923: 918: 915: 913: 911: 910: 908: 894: 892: 888: 885: 880: 877: 875: 873: 872: 870: 852: 850: 846: 843: 838: 835: 833: 831: 830: 828: 806: 804: 800: 797: 792: 789: 787: 785: 784: 782: 777: 769:McMurdo Station 739: 737: 733: 730: 725: 722: 720: 718: 717: 714: 708:area, 1962–63. 696: 694: 690: 687: 682: 679: 677: 675: 674: 671: 669:Mount Summerson 657: 655: 651: 648: 643: 640: 638: 636: 635: 633: 619: 617: 613: 610: 605: 602: 600: 598: 597: 595: 577: 575: 571: 568: 563: 560: 558: 556: 555: 552: 518: 516: 512: 509: 504: 501: 499: 497: 496: 493: 479: 477: 473: 470: 465: 462: 460: 458: 457: 455: 441: 439: 435: 432: 427: 424: 422: 420: 419: 417: 403: 401: 397: 394: 389: 386: 384: 382: 381: 379: 341: 339: 335: 332: 327: 324: 322: 320: 319: 317: 309: 294: 292: 288: 285: 280: 277: 275: 273: 272: 253: 251: 247: 244: 239: 236: 234: 232: 231: 216: 214: 210: 207: 202: 199: 197: 195: 194: 168: 136:Nimrod Glaciers 109: 107: 103: 100: 95: 92: 90: 88: 87: 64: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 55: 28: 23: 22: 18:Mount Summerson 15: 12: 11: 5: 1344: 1342: 1334: 1333: 1328: 1318: 1317: 1313: 1312: 1289:"Mount Isbell" 1285: 1269: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1226: 1224:, p. 803. 1214: 1212:, p. 600. 1202: 1200:, p. 477. 1190: 1188:, p. 221. 1178: 1166: 1164:, p. 787. 1154: 1152:, p. 723. 1142: 1140:, p. 722. 1130: 1128:, p. 628. 1118: 1116:, p. 464. 1106: 1094: 1092:, p. 264. 1082: 1080:, p. 226. 1070: 1068:, p. 165. 1058: 1046: 1044:, p. 685. 1034: 1032:, p. 446. 1022: 1020:, p. 527. 1010: 998: 996:, p. 274. 985: 983: 980: 945: 944:Wellman Cliffs 942: 907: 904: 869: 866: 827: 824: 781: 780:Boucot Plateau 778: 776: 775:Other features 773: 713: 710: 670: 667: 632: 629: 594: 591: 551: 548: 538:strata of the 536:Lower Triassic 492: 489: 454: 451: 416: 413: 378: 375: 361:(US-ACAN) for 316: 315:Mount Albright 313: 308: 305: 304: 303: 266: 225: 191:Nimrod Glacier 180:Nimrod Glacier 167: 164: 128:mountain range 118: 117: 85: 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 66: 65: 58: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 38: 35: 34: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1343: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1323: 1321: 1304: 1300: 1296: 1295: 1290: 1286: 1276: 1275: 1270: 1267: 1263: 1243: 1242: 1236: 1235: 1230: 1223: 1218: 1215: 1211: 1206: 1203: 1199: 1194: 1191: 1187: 1182: 1179: 1176:, p. 83. 1175: 1170: 1167: 1163: 1158: 1155: 1151: 1146: 1143: 1139: 1134: 1131: 1127: 1122: 1119: 1115: 1110: 1107: 1103: 1098: 1095: 1091: 1086: 1083: 1079: 1074: 1071: 1067: 1062: 1059: 1056:, p. 10. 1055: 1050: 1047: 1043: 1038: 1035: 1031: 1026: 1023: 1019: 1014: 1011: 1007: 1002: 999: 995: 990: 987: 981: 979: 975: 943: 941: 937: 905: 903: 899: 867: 865: 863: 857: 825: 823: 821: 817: 811: 779: 774: 772: 770: 766: 762: 758: 757:Peter R. Vogt 754: 750: 744: 711: 709: 707: 701: 668: 666: 662: 630: 628: 624: 592: 590: 588: 582: 549: 547: 545: 541: 537: 533: 529: 523: 490: 488: 484: 452: 450: 446: 414: 412: 408: 377:Mount Csejtey 376: 374: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 346: 314: 312: 306: 299: 270: 267: 264: 263:Laird Plateau 258: 229: 226: 221: 192: 189: 188: 187: 185: 181: 172: 165: 163: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 114: 86: 84: 80: 76: 72: 67: 46: 36: 31: 19: 1306:, retrieved 1292: 1279:, retrieved 1273: 1249:, retrieved 1240: 1222:Alberts 1995 1217: 1210:Alberts 1995 1205: 1198:Alberts 1995 1193: 1186:Alberts 1995 1181: 1174:Alberts 1995 1169: 1162:Alberts 1995 1157: 1150:Alberts 1995 1145: 1138:Alberts 1995 1133: 1126:Alberts 1995 1121: 1114:Alberts 1995 1109: 1097: 1090:Alberts 1995 1085: 1078:Alberts 1995 1073: 1066:Alberts 1995 1061: 1054:Alberts 1995 1049: 1042:Alberts 1995 1037: 1030:Alberts 1995 1025: 1018:Alberts 1995 1013: 1001: 994:Alberts 1995 989: 947: 909: 906:Quest Cliffs 871: 868:McKay Cliffs 829: 783: 753:Tellurometer 749:McKay Cliffs 715: 706:Mount Weaver 672: 634: 596: 553: 494: 491:Mount Isbell 456: 418: 380: 355:tellurometer 353:(USGS) from 318: 310: 228:Lucy Glacier 184:Lucy Glacier 177: 160:Miller Range 123: 121: 969: / 931: / 893: / 851: / 822:, 1964–65. 805: / 771:, 1962–63. 738: / 695: / 656: / 618: / 593:Mount Ronca 576: / 517: / 478: / 440: / 415:Mount Ester 402: / 373:, 1964–65. 340: / 293: / 252: / 215: / 108: / 1320:Categories 1308:2008-03-20 1281:2023-12-12 1251:2023-12-03 982:References 453:Mount Fyfe 148:geologists 140:Antarctica 77:Antarctica 59:Antarctica 765:geologist 712:Vogt Peak 307:Mountains 69:Geography 957:156°10′E 919:155°10′E 881:156°00′E 839:155°05′E 793:155°40′E 763:(USARP) 726:156°44′E 683:155°05′E 644:156°35′E 606:155°15′E 564:155°50′E 505:156°24′E 466:155°10′E 428:155°04′E 390:155°50′E 328:155°06′E 281:155°05′E 269:The Slot 240:158°25′E 203:163°00′E 166:Glaciers 96:155°30′E 74:Location 1231:Sources 954:82°27′S 916:82°36′S 878:82°19′S 836:82°47′S 790:82°25′S 723:82°22′S 680:82°43′S 641:82°31′S 603:82°38′S 561:82°29′S 532:Permian 502:82°22′S 463:82°32′S 425:82°18′S 387:82°30′S 325:82°49′S 278:82°40′S 237:82°24′S 200:82°21′S 93:82°30′S 862:cliffs 540:Darwin 1245:(PDF) 126:is a 542:and 534:and 134:and 132:Lucy 122:The 767:at 138:in 1322:: 1301:, 1297:, 1291:, 759:, 589:. 365:, 1268:. 1104:. 1008:. 271:( 230:( 193:( 20:)

Index

Mount Summerson
Geologists Range is located in Antarctica
Range coordinates
82°30′S 155°30′E / 82.500°S 155.500°E / -82.500; 155.500
mountain range
Lucy
Nimrod Glaciers
Antarctica
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
geologists
Churchill Mountains
Queen Elizabeth Range
Miller Range

Nimrod Glacier
Lucy Glacier
Nimrod Glacier
82°21′S 163°00′E / 82.350°S 163.000°E / -82.350; 163.000
Lucy Glacier
82°24′S 158°25′E / 82.400°S 158.417°E / -82.400; 158.417
Laird Plateau
The Slot
82°40′S 155°05′E / 82.667°S 155.083°E / -82.667; 155.083
82°49′S 155°06′E / 82.817°S 155.100°E / -82.817; 155.100
United States Geological Survey
tellurometer
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
John C. Albright
United States Antarctic Research Program
South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse

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