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41: 34: 269: 277: 326:. A distinctive mountain overlooking the south side of Keltic Glacier about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southwest of the mouth of Brandau Glacier. Discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09). Identification of this feature varied on subsequent maps. The present description follows the H.E. Saunders map of 1961 which has now been generally accepted. 410:. A mountain, 3,210 metres (10,530 ft) high, located 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) due east of Mount Iveagh. The feature rises along the east margin of the Snakeskin Glacier, near the edge of the interior ice plateau. Discovered and named by the Southern Journey Party of the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) under Ernest Shackleton. 734: 680: 530:. Narrow rock ridge, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) long, trending in a northwest–southeast direction between Snakeskin Glacier and Jensen Glacier, to the east of Supporters Range. So named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) because the central peak resembles a Tibetan monastery perched on top of a hill. 454:. A peak, 3,260 metres (10,700 ft) high, standing at the northeast end of a ridge running 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northeast from Mount Clarke, just south of the head of Falkenhof Glacier. So named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) because of the graphite found on the peak. 492:. A mountain, 3,475 metres (11,401 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Graphite Peak, about midway between the heads of Falkenhof and Leigh Hunt Glaciers. Named by the NZGSAE (1961-62) because of its resemblance to an admiral's tricorn hat. 219:
detachment at Beardmore South Camp in the 1985–86 field season. Lieutenant Commander Barton developed, coordinated, and executed the logistical plan for this large and remote camp, which was in operation for 78 days and required over 800 flight hours in support of research in the
738: 684: 365: 758: 33: 688: 364:. An ice-free peak, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft) high, at the north end of the ridge forming the east side of Leigh Hunt Glacier. Named by the 369: 212: 85: 260:, which defines the west side of the range. The Lhasa Nunatak is a long ridge running north-south to the west of Snakeskin Glacier. 742: 204: 139: 78: 502: 464: 426: 382: 336: 298: 172: 711: 763: 192: 124: 215:(US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Commander Walter H. Barton, U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the Squadron 695: 268: 249: 208: 184: 168: 257: 253: 245: 221: 188: 241: 276: 252:. Features of the south of range include Mount Clarke, Graphite Peak and Tricorn Mountain. 233: 180: 71: 237: 176: 117: 752: 419: 662: 290: 517: 504: 479: 466: 441: 428: 397: 384: 351: 338: 313: 300: 154: 141: 100: 87: 248:. Northern features include Mount Usher, and Hare Peak to the east across 275: 267: 216: 232:
The Barton Mountains lie to the south of the point where the
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aerial photographs, 1958–63. They were named by the
116: 77: 67: 59: 54: 21: 368:(NZGSAE) (1961-62) for C.H. Hare, a member of the 366:New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 256:forms in the Barton Mountains and runs west into 240:from the southwest. They are separated from the 167:) are a group of mountains located south of the 560: 289:For the locality in Queensland, Australia, see 572: 8: 18: 203:The Barton Mountains were mapped by the 40: 689:United States Board on Geographic Names 644: 632: 620: 608: 596: 584: 548: 538: 759:Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency 280:Southern Barton Mountains upper center 272:Northern Barton Mountains lower center 370:British National Antarctic Expedition 213:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 7: 741:from websites or documents of the 687:from websites or documents of the 14: 664:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 737: This article incorporates 732: 683: This article incorporates 678: 39: 32: 16:Group of mountains in Antarctica 743:United States Geological Survey 205:United States Geological Survey 661:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 207:(USGS) from surveys and from 780: 417: 288: 26: 739:public domain material 685:public domain material 281: 273: 199:Exploration and naming 279: 271: 193:Queen Maud Mountains 125:Queen Maud Mountains 611:, pp. 137–138. 561:The Cloudmaker USGS 514: /  476: /  438: /  394: /  348: /  310: /  244:to the west by the 151: /  97: /  573:Plunket Point USGS 518:85.117°S 171.300°E 480:85.050°S 173.450°E 442:85.050°S 172.750°E 398:85.083°S 172.300°E 352:84.983°S 174.283°E 314:84.950°S 172.067°E 282: 274: 250:Leigh Hunt Glacier 209:United States Navy 185:Leigh Hunt Glacier 169:Commonwealth Range 155:85.033°S 173.000°E 101:85.033°S 173.000°E 258:Snakeskin Glacier 254:Falkenhof Glacier 246:Snakeskin Glacier 222:Beardmore Glacier 189:Snakeskin Glacier 130: 129: 79:Range coordinates 771: 736: 735: 726: 725: 724: 718: 707: 706: 705: 682: 681: 677: 676: 675: 669: 648: 642: 636: 630: 624: 618: 612: 606: 600: 594: 588: 582: 576: 570: 564: 558: 552: 546: 529: 528: 526: 525: 524: 523:-85.117; 171.300 519: 515: 512: 511: 510: 507: 491: 490: 488: 487: 486: 485:-85.050; 173.450 481: 477: 474: 473: 472: 469: 458:Tricorn Mountain 453: 452: 450: 449: 448: 447:-85.050; 172.750 443: 439: 436: 435: 434: 431: 409: 408: 406: 405: 404: 403:-85.083; 172.300 399: 395: 392: 391: 390: 387: 363: 362: 360: 359: 358: 357:-84.983; 174.283 353: 349: 346: 345: 344: 341: 325: 324: 322: 321: 320: 319:-84.950; 172.067 315: 311: 308: 307: 306: 303: 242:Supporters Range 166: 165: 163: 162: 161: 160:-85.033; 173.000 156: 152: 149: 148: 147: 144: 134:Barton Mountains 120: 112: 111: 109: 108: 107: 106:-85.033; 173.000 102: 98: 95: 94: 93: 90: 43: 42: 36: 22:Barton Mountains 19: 779: 778: 774: 773: 772: 770: 769: 768: 749: 748: 733: 729: 722: 720: 716: 710: 703: 701: 694: 679: 673: 671: 667: 660: 656: 651: 643: 639: 631: 627: 619: 615: 607: 603: 595: 591: 583: 579: 571: 567: 559: 555: 547: 540: 536: 522: 520: 516: 513: 508: 505: 503: 501: 500: 498: 484: 482: 478: 475: 470: 467: 465: 463: 462: 460: 446: 444: 440: 437: 432: 429: 427: 425: 424: 422: 416: 402: 400: 396: 393: 388: 385: 383: 381: 380: 378: 356: 354: 350: 347: 342: 339: 337: 335: 334: 332: 318: 316: 312: 309: 304: 301: 299: 297: 296: 294: 287: 266: 234:Brandau Glacier 230: 201: 181:Brandau Glacier 175:and bounded by 159: 157: 153: 150: 145: 142: 140: 138: 137: 118: 105: 103: 99: 96: 91: 88: 86: 84: 83: 72:Ross Dependency 50: 49: 48: 47: 46: 45: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 777: 775: 767: 766: 761: 751: 750: 747: 746: 728: 727: 708: 697:The Cloudmaker 692: 657: 655: 652: 650: 649: 647:, p. 432. 637: 635:, p. 758. 625: 623:, p. 291. 613: 601: 599:, p. 312. 589: 587:, p. 772. 577: 565: 553: 537: 535: 532: 497: 494: 459: 456: 418:Main article: 415: 412: 377: 374: 331: 328: 286: 283: 265: 262: 238:Keltie Glacier 229: 226: 200: 197: 177:Keltie Glacier 128: 127: 122: 114: 113: 81: 75: 74: 69: 65: 64: 61: 57: 56: 52: 51: 38: 37: 31: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 776: 765: 762: 760: 757: 756: 754: 744: 740: 731: 730: 715: 714: 713:Plunket Point 709: 699: 698: 693: 690: 686: 666: 665: 659: 658: 653: 646: 641: 638: 634: 629: 626: 622: 617: 614: 610: 605: 602: 598: 593: 590: 586: 581: 578: 574: 569: 566: 562: 557: 554: 551:, p. 49. 550: 545: 543: 539: 533: 531: 527: 496:Lhasa Nunatak 495: 493: 489: 457: 455: 451: 421: 420:Graphite Peak 414:Graphite Peak 413: 411: 407: 375: 373: 371: 367: 361: 329: 327: 323: 292: 284: 278: 270: 263: 261: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 227: 225: 223: 218: 214: 210: 206: 198: 196: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 164: 135: 126: 123: 121: 115: 110: 82: 80: 76: 73: 70: 66: 62: 58: 53: 35: 25: 20: 721:, retrieved 712: 702:, retrieved 696: 672:, retrieved 663: 645:Alberts 1995 640: 633:Alberts 1995 628: 621:Alberts 1995 616: 609:Alberts 1995 604: 597:Alberts 1995 592: 585:Alberts 1995 580: 568: 556: 549:Alberts 1995 499: 461: 423: 379: 376:Mount Clarke 333: 295: 291:Bouldercombe 231: 202: 173:Hughes Range 133: 131: 119:Parent range 764:Dufek Coast 521: / 483: / 445: / 401: / 372:(1901-04). 355: / 317: / 285:Mount Usher 236:enters the 158: / 104: / 753:Categories 723:2023-12-25 704:2023-12-25 674:2023-12-03 534:References 63:Antarctica 330:Hare Peak 191:, in the 60:Continent 55:Geography 509:171°18′E 471:173°27′E 433:172°45′E 389:172°18′E 343:174°17′E 305:172°04′E 264:Features 228:Location 171:and the 654:Sources 506:85°07′S 468:85°03′S 430:85°03′S 386:85°05′S 340:84°59′S 302:84°57′S 146:173°0′E 92:173°0′E 719:, USGS 700:, USGS 224:area. 187:, and 143:85°2′S 89:85°2′S 68:Region 717:(PDF) 668:(PDF) 217:VXE-6 132:The 755:: 541:^ 195:. 183:, 179:, 745:. 691:. 575:. 563:. 293:. 136:(

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Barton Mountains is located in Antarctica
Ross Dependency
Range coordinates
85°2′S 173°0′E / 85.033°S 173.000°E / -85.033; 173.000
Parent range
Queen Maud Mountains
85°2′S 173°0′E / 85.033°S 173.000°E / -85.033; 173.000
Commonwealth Range
Hughes Range
Keltie Glacier
Brandau Glacier
Leigh Hunt Glacier
Snakeskin Glacier
Queen Maud Mountains
United States Geological Survey
United States Navy
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
VXE-6
Beardmore Glacier
Brandau Glacier
Keltie Glacier
Supporters Range
Snakeskin Glacier
Leigh Hunt Glacier
Falkenhof Glacier
Snakeskin Glacier


Bouldercombe
84°57′S 172°04′E / 84.950°S 172.067°E / -84.950; 172.067

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