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Clark Mountains

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41: 34: 253: 331:. A mountain, 1,180 metres (3,870 ft) high, at the west edge of the Clark Mountains. Discovered by the USAS in 1940 on aerial flights from the West Base. Named by the USAS for the late president emeritus W.W. Atwood, Sr., of Clark University, noted geologist and geographer, and his son, W.W. Atwood, Jr., who collaborated with his father in glaciological studies. 755: 720: 445:. A mountain, 1,165 metres (3,822 ft) high, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of Mount Burnham. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the USAS (1939–41). Named for Professor. Samuel Van Valkenburg, Director of the School of Geography at Clark University. 529:. A mountain, 1,235 metres (4,052 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east of Mount Van Valkenburg in the east part of the Clark Mountains. Discovered on aerial flights from the West Base of the USAS in 1940. Named for W.E. Ekblaw, professor of geography at 407:. A mountain, 1,170 metres (3,840 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Mount Van Valkenburg. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the USAS in 1940 and named for Guy Burnham, Cartographer in the School of Geography of Clark University. 759: 724: 369:. The northernmost summit of the Clark Mountains. Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the USAS in 1940. Named for Clarence F. Jones, Professor of Geography at Clark University. 268:
and east of the Allegheny Mountains. Features include, from west to east, Mount Atwood, Mount Jones, Mount Burnham, Mount Van Valkenburg, Mount Maglione, Mount Ekblaw and the Kelly Nunataks.
575:. The nunataks that mark the east extremity of the Clark Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for John David Kelly, 491:(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) Charles R. Maglione, United States Navy Reserve, navigator on LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968. 85: 576: 33: 728: 488: 148: 198: 763: 484: 277: 78: 547: 501: 455: 417: 379: 341: 303: 214: 285: 534: 483:. A low mountain 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Mount Ekblaw. Mapped by the 241: 779: 236: 252: 231: 530: 487:(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by the United States 281: 265: 190: 71: 735: 185:) are a group of low mountains rising above 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) located in the 126: 276:
The Clark Mountains were discovered and photographed on aerial flights in 1940 by the
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They are about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of the 251: 593: 591: 710:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 656: 654: 579:(USARP) ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station, 1968. 125: 77: 67: 59: 54: 21: 260:The Clark Mountains are north of the head of the 609: 8: 18: 577:United States Antarctic Research Program 16:Mountains in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica 740:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 729:United States Board on Geographic Names 684: 672: 660: 645: 633: 621: 597: 587: 40: 489:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 7: 256:Clark Mountains in northeast of map 762:from websites or documents of the 727:from websites or documents of the 14: 704:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 758: This article incorporates 753: 723: This article incorporates 718: 39: 32: 764:United States Geological Survey 485:United States Geological Survey 278:United States Antarctic Service 701:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 242:GPX (secondary coordinates) 796: 537:in the Arctic (1913-17). 237:GPX (primary coordinates) 212:Map all coordinates using 26: 286:Worcester, Massachusetts 220:Download coordinates as: 535:Crocker Land Expedition 760:public domain material 725:public domain material 257: 280:(USAS) and named for 255: 232:GPX (all coordinates) 533:and a member of the 411:Mount Van Valkenburg 559: /  513: /  467: /  429: /  391: /  353: /  315: /  264:, northeast of the 199:Allegheny Mountains 160: /  97: /  563:77.283°S 141.733°W 517:77.317°S 141.800°W 471:77.300°S 141.783°W 433:77.317°S 142.100°W 395:77.267°S 142.083°W 357:77.233°S 142.183°W 319:77.267°S 142.283°W 272:Discovery and name 258: 165:77.267°S 142.000°W 102:77.267°S 142.000°W 610:Boyd Glacier USGS 568:-77.283; -141.733 522:-77.317; -141.800 476:-77.300; -141.783 438:-77.317; -142.100 400:-77.267; -142.083 362:-77.233; -142.183 324:-77.267; -142.283 170:-77.267; -142.000 139: 138: 107:-77.267; -142.000 79:Range coordinates 787: 757: 756: 747: 746: 745: 722: 721: 717: 716: 715: 709: 688: 682: 676: 670: 664: 658: 649: 643: 637: 631: 625: 619: 613: 607: 601: 595: 574: 573: 571: 570: 569: 564: 560: 557: 556: 555: 552: 531:Clark University 528: 527: 525: 524: 523: 518: 514: 511: 510: 509: 506: 482: 481: 479: 478: 477: 472: 468: 465: 464: 463: 460: 444: 443: 441: 440: 439: 434: 430: 427: 426: 425: 422: 406: 405: 403: 402: 401: 396: 392: 389: 388: 387: 384: 368: 367: 365: 364: 363: 358: 354: 351: 350: 349: 346: 330: 329: 327: 326: 325: 320: 316: 313: 312: 311: 308: 282:Clark University 266:Mackay Mountains 184: 183: 181: 180: 179: 177: 172: 171: 166: 161: 158: 157: 156: 153: 129: 121: 120: 118: 117: 116: 114: 109: 108: 103: 98: 95: 94: 93: 90: 43: 42: 36: 19: 795: 794: 790: 789: 788: 786: 785: 784: 770: 769: 754: 750: 743: 741: 734: 719: 713: 711: 707: 700: 696: 691: 683: 679: 671: 667: 659: 652: 644: 640: 632: 628: 620: 616: 608: 604: 596: 589: 585: 567: 565: 561: 558: 553: 550: 548: 546: 545: 543: 521: 519: 515: 512: 507: 504: 502: 500: 499: 497: 475: 473: 469: 466: 461: 458: 456: 454: 453: 451: 437: 435: 431: 428: 423: 420: 418: 416: 415: 413: 399: 397: 393: 390: 385: 382: 380: 378: 377: 375: 361: 359: 355: 352: 347: 344: 342: 340: 339: 337: 323: 321: 317: 314: 309: 306: 304: 302: 301: 299: 294: 274: 250: 249: 248: 247: 246: 207: 191:Marie Byrd Land 176:Clark Mountains 175: 173: 169: 167: 163: 162: 159: 154: 151: 149: 147: 146: 143:Clark Mountains 127: 113:Clark Mountains 112: 110: 106: 104: 100: 99: 96: 91: 88: 86: 84: 83: 72:Marie Byrd Land 50: 49: 48: 47: 46: 45: 44: 22:Clark Mountains 17: 12: 11: 5: 793: 791: 783: 782: 772: 771: 768: 767: 749: 748: 732: 697: 695: 692: 690: 689: 687:, p. 215. 677: 675:, p. 455. 665: 650: 648:, p. 106. 638: 636:, p. 376. 626: 614: 602: 600:, p. 138. 586: 584: 581: 542: 541:Kelly Nunataks 539: 496: 493: 450: 449:Mount Maglione 447: 412: 409: 374: 371: 336: 333: 298: 295: 293: 290: 273: 270: 245: 244: 239: 234: 229: 223: 217: 210: 209: 208: 206: 203: 137: 136: 131: 123: 122: 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: 792: 781: 778: 777: 775: 765: 761: 752: 751: 739: 738: 733: 730: 726: 706: 705: 699: 698: 693: 686: 681: 678: 674: 669: 666: 662: 657: 655: 651: 647: 642: 639: 635: 630: 627: 624:, p. 33. 623: 618: 615: 611: 606: 603: 599: 594: 592: 588: 582: 580: 578: 572: 540: 538: 536: 532: 526: 494: 492: 490: 486: 480: 448: 446: 442: 410: 408: 404: 373:Mount Burnham 372: 370: 366: 334: 332: 328: 296: 291: 289: 287: 283: 279: 271: 269: 267: 263: 254: 243: 240: 238: 235: 233: 230: 228: 225: 224: 222: 221: 216: 215:OpenStreetMap 213: 204: 202: 200: 196: 192: 188: 182: 144: 135: 132: 130: 124: 119: 82: 80: 76: 73: 70: 66: 62: 58: 53: 35: 25: 20: 742:, retrieved 737:Boyd Glacier 736: 712:, retrieved 703: 685:Alberts 1995 680: 673:Alberts 1995 668: 661:Alberts 1995 646:Alberts 1995 641: 634:Alberts 1995 629: 622:Alberts 1995 617: 605: 598:Alberts 1995 544: 498: 495:Mount Ekblaw 452: 414: 376: 338: 300: 297:Mount Atwood 275: 262:Boyd Glacier 259: 219: 218: 211: 142: 140: 128:Parent range 780:Ford Ranges 566: / 520: / 474: / 436: / 398: / 360: / 335:Mount Jones 322: / 187:Ford Ranges 168: / 134:Ford Ranges 105: / 744:2024-03-25 714:2023-12-03 583:References 195:Antarctica 174: ( 111: ( 63:Antarctica 60:Continent 55:Geography 774:Category 554:141°44′W 508:141°48′W 462:141°47′W 424:142°06′W 386:142°05′W 348:142°11′W 310:142°17′W 292:Features 205:Location 694:Sources 551:77°17′S 505:77°19′S 459:77°18′S 421:77°19′S 383:77°16′S 345:77°14′S 307:77°16′S 155:142°0′W 152:77°16′S 92:142°0′W 89:77°16′S 708:(PDF) 141:The 68:Area 284:in 227:KML 776:: 653:^ 590:^ 288:. 201:. 193:, 189:, 766:. 731:. 663:. 612:. 178:) 145:( 115:)

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Clark Mountains is located in Antarctica
Marie Byrd Land
Range coordinates
77°16′S 142°0′W / 77.267°S 142.000°W / -77.267; -142.000 (Clark Mountains)
Parent range
Ford Ranges
77°16′S 142°0′W / 77.267°S 142.000°W / -77.267; -142.000 (Clark Mountains)
Ford Ranges
Marie Byrd Land
Antarctica
Allegheny Mountains
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

Boyd Glacier
Mackay Mountains
United States Antarctic Service
Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts
77°16′S 142°17′W / 77.267°S 142.283°W / -77.267; -142.283
77°14′S 142°11′W / 77.233°S 142.183°W / -77.233; -142.183
77°16′S 142°05′W / 77.267°S 142.083°W / -77.267; -142.083
77°19′S 142°06′W / 77.317°S 142.100°W / -77.317; -142.100
77°18′S 141°47′W / 77.300°S 141.783°W / -77.300; -141.783
United States Geological Survey
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
77°19′S 141°48′W / 77.317°S 141.800°W / -77.317; -141.800

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