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Columbia Mountains (Antarctica)

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41: 34: 300: 380:. The primary, western ridge of the Columbia Mountains. There is considerable exposure of bare rock along the west slopes of the feature. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for lan W.D. Dalziel, British geologist now at Columbia University, in several recent seasons (late 1960's to 1976) the principal USARP investigator of the structure and petrology of the Scotia Ridge area. 461:. An arc-shaped mountain ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long, that is somewhat isolated and mostly snow covered. It rises above the ice surface at the east margin of the Dyer Plateau, about 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) south of the Eternity Range. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Miklos Pinther, Chief Cartographer of the 791: 757: 342:. The dominant peak on the eastern ridge of the Columbia Mountains. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Stephan J. Brocoum and his wife, Alice V. Brocoum, Columbia University geologists who studied the structure of the Scotia Ridge area. He worked in 1968-69 and 1970-71; she, only the latter season. 418:. A mainly ice-free nunatak just north of Dalziel Ridge in the Columbia Mountains. Mapped by the USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Mark Bardsdell, Columbia University geologist who studied the structure of the Scotia Ridge area, 1970-71. 795: 761: 507:. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Edward J. Mikus, PH3, United States Navy, photographer of the cartographic aerial mapping crew in LC-130 aircraft of Squadron VXE-6, 1968-69. 78: 127: 33: 220:. Features, from north to south, include Mount Brocoum, Dalziel Ridge, Bardsdell Nunatak, Pinther Ridge and Mikus Hill. The Anckorn Nunataks are to the east. 600: 814: 765: 233: 550: 261: 563: 517: 475: 433: 390: 352: 314: 799: 504: 229: 462: 71: 288: 283: 546: 213: 278: 545:. A group of nunataks and snow-covered hills, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, between 465:
in the 1970's, under whose supervision a number of excellent maps of Antarctica have been prepared.
237: 217: 244:, which for several seasons in the 1960s and 1970s sent geologists to study the structure of the 299: 273: 592: 596: 209: 193: 772: 604: 553:(UK-APC) after J.F. Anckorn, BAS geologist who worked in the vicinity of this feature. 201: 197: 173: 808: 241: 739: 245: 205: 169: 503:. A hill with a number of bare rock exposures, surmounting the southwest wall of 189: 177: 63: 578: 565: 532: 519: 490: 477: 448: 435: 405: 392: 367: 354: 329: 316: 143: 129: 94: 80: 165: 298: 599:. Mapped by USGS in 1974. Named by US-ACAN for Gene L. Samsel, 549:
and Mount Samsel in the east part of Palmer Land. Named by the
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Northern Palmer Land. Columbia Mountains upper center of map
621: 619: 40: 747:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 232:(USGS) in 1974. They were named by the United States 164:) are a group of largely bare rock peaks, ridges and 70: 59: 54: 21: 8: 637: 228:The Columbia Mountains were mapped by the 18: 601:United States Antarctic Research Program 777:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 766:United States Board on Geographic Names 721: 709: 697: 685: 673: 661: 649: 625: 615: 591:. A mountain along the north side of 188:The Columbia Mountains are in central 234:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 7: 607:in the 1969-70 and 1970-71 seasons. 168:located near the east margin of the 595:, just west of the juncture of the 200:to the west. They are south of the 798:from websites or documents of the 764:from websites or documents of the 551:UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 14: 741:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 794: This article incorporates 789: 760: This article incorporates 755: 39: 32: 800:United States Geological Survey 230:United States Geological Survey 815:Mountain ranges of Palmer Land 738:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 463:American Geographical Society 16:Mountain range in Antarctica 289:GPX (secondary coordinates) 831: 284:GPX (primary coordinates) 259:Map all coordinates using 26: 267:Download coordinates as: 796:public domain material 762:public domain material 304: 603:(USARP) biologist at 302: 279:GPX (all coordinates) 575: /  529: /  487: /  445: /  402: /  364: /  326: /  238:Columbia University 218:Hughes Ice Piedmont 208:, northwest of the 139: /  90: /  505:Richardson Glacier 305: 155:Columbia Mountains 122:Columbia Mountains 106:Columbia Mountains 22:Columbia Mountains 579:70.400°S 63.250°W 533:70.233°S 63.200°W 491:70.450°S 63.833°W 449:70.367°S 64.333°W 406:70.267°S 63.900°W 384:Bardsdell Nunatak 368:70.250°S 63.917°W 330:70.200°S 63.750°W 144:70.233°S 63.850°W 118: 117: 95:70.233°S 63.850°W 72:Range coordinates 822: 793: 792: 784: 783: 782: 759: 758: 754: 753: 752: 746: 725: 719: 713: 707: 701: 695: 689: 683: 677: 671: 665: 659: 653: 647: 641: 638:Palmer Land USGS 635: 629: 623: 593:Clifford Glacier 590: 589: 587: 586: 585: 584:-70.400; -63.250 580: 576: 573: 572: 571: 568: 544: 543: 541: 540: 539: 538:-70.233; -63.200 534: 530: 527: 526: 525: 522: 511:Anckorn Nunataks 502: 501: 499: 498: 497: 496:-70.450; -63.833 492: 488: 485: 484: 483: 480: 460: 459: 457: 456: 455: 454:-70.367; -64.333 450: 446: 443: 442: 441: 438: 417: 416: 414: 413: 412: 411:-70.267; -63.900 407: 403: 400: 399: 398: 395: 379: 378: 376: 375: 374: 373:-70.250; -63.917 369: 365: 362: 361: 360: 357: 341: 340: 338: 337: 336: 335:-70.200; -63.750 331: 327: 324: 323: 322: 319: 236:(US.ACAN) after 224:Mapping and name 196:to the east and 163: 162: 160: 159: 158: 156: 151: 150: 149:-70.233; -63.850 145: 140: 137: 136: 135: 132: 114: 113: 111: 110: 109: 107: 102: 101: 100:-70.233; -63.850 96: 91: 88: 87: 86: 83: 43: 42: 36: 19: 830: 829: 825: 824: 823: 821: 820: 819: 805: 804: 790: 787: 780: 778: 771: 756: 750: 748: 744: 737: 733: 728: 720: 716: 708: 704: 696: 692: 684: 680: 672: 668: 660: 656: 648: 644: 636: 632: 624: 617: 613: 597:Kubitza Glacier 583: 581: 577: 574: 569: 566: 564: 562: 561: 559: 537: 535: 531: 528: 523: 520: 518: 516: 515: 513: 495: 493: 489: 486: 481: 478: 476: 474: 473: 471: 453: 451: 447: 444: 439: 436: 434: 432: 431: 429: 424: 422:Nearby features 410: 408: 404: 401: 396: 393: 391: 389: 388: 386: 372: 370: 366: 363: 358: 355: 353: 351: 350: 348: 334: 332: 328: 325: 320: 317: 315: 313: 312: 310: 297: 296: 295: 294: 293: 254: 226: 210:Eland Mountains 194:George VI Sound 186: 154: 152: 148: 146: 142: 141: 138: 133: 130: 128: 126: 125: 105: 103: 99: 97: 93: 92: 89: 84: 81: 79: 77: 76: 50: 49: 48: 47: 46: 45: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 828: 826: 818: 817: 807: 806: 786: 785: 769: 734: 732: 729: 727: 726: 724:, p. 645. 714: 702: 700:, p. 491. 690: 688:, p. 577. 678: 666: 664:, p. 171. 654: 642: 630: 628:, p. 146. 614: 612: 609: 605:Palmer Station 558: 555: 512: 509: 470: 467: 428: 425: 423: 420: 385: 382: 347: 344: 309: 306: 292: 291: 286: 281: 276: 270: 264: 257: 256: 255: 253: 250: 225: 222: 204:, east of the 202:Eternity Range 198:Marguerite Bay 192:, between the 185: 182: 180:, Antarctica. 174:Eternity Range 116: 115: 74: 68: 67: 61: 57: 56: 52: 51: 38: 37: 31: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 827: 816: 813: 812: 810: 803: 801: 797: 776: 775: 770: 767: 763: 743: 742: 736: 735: 730: 723: 718: 715: 712:, p. 18. 711: 706: 703: 699: 694: 691: 687: 682: 679: 676:, p. 44. 675: 670: 667: 663: 658: 655: 652:, p. 95. 651: 646: 643: 639: 634: 631: 627: 622: 620: 616: 610: 608: 606: 602: 598: 594: 588: 556: 554: 552: 548: 542: 510: 508: 506: 500: 468: 466: 464: 458: 427:Pinther Ridge 426: 421: 419: 415: 383: 381: 377: 346:Dalziel Ridge 345: 343: 339: 308:Mount Brocoum 307: 301: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 271: 269: 268: 263: 262:OpenStreetMap 260: 251: 249: 247: 243: 242:New York City 239: 235: 231: 223: 221: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 183: 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 161: 123: 112: 75: 73: 69: 65: 62: 58: 53: 35: 25: 20: 788: 779:, retrieved 773: 749:, retrieved 740: 722:Alberts 1995 717: 710:Alberts 1995 705: 698:Alberts 1995 693: 686:Alberts 1995 681: 674:Alberts 1995 669: 662:Alberts 1995 657: 650:Alberts 1995 645: 633: 626:Alberts 1995 560: 557:Mount Samsel 547:Mount Bailey 514: 472: 430: 387: 349: 311: 266: 265: 258: 246:Scotia Ridge 227: 212:and west of 206:Dyer Plateau 187: 170:Dyer Plateau 121: 119: 66:, Antarctica 774:Palmer Land 582: / 536: / 494: / 452: / 409: / 371: / 333: / 214:Smith Inlet 190:Palmer Land 178:Palmer Land 147: / 98: / 64:Palmer Land 781:2024-04-25 751:2023-12-03 611:References 469:Mikus Hill 153: ( 104: ( 55:Geography 809:Category 252:Features 184:Location 166:nunataks 731:Sources 570:63°15′W 567:70°24′S 524:63°12′W 521:70°14′S 482:63°50′W 479:70°27′S 440:64°20′W 437:70°22′S 397:63°54′W 394:70°16′S 359:63°55′W 356:70°15′S 321:63°45′W 318:70°12′S 134:63°51′W 131:70°14′S 85:63°51′W 82:70°14′S 60:Region 745:(PDF) 176:, in 216:and 120:The 274:KML 811:: 802:. 618:^ 248:. 240:, 768:. 640:. 157:) 124:( 108:)

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Columbia Mountains (Antarctica) is located in Antarctica
Palmer Land
Range coordinates
70°14′S 63°51′W / 70.233°S 63.850°W / -70.233; -63.850 (Columbia Mountains)
70°14′S 63°51′W / 70.233°S 63.850°W / -70.233; -63.850 (Columbia Mountains)
nunataks
Dyer Plateau
Eternity Range
Palmer Land
Palmer Land
George VI Sound
Marguerite Bay
Eternity Range
Dyer Plateau
Eland Mountains
Smith Inlet
Hughes Ice Piedmont
United States Geological Survey
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Columbia University
New York City
Scotia Ridge
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

70°12′S 63°45′W / 70.200°S 63.750°W / -70.200; -63.750
70°15′S 63°55′W / 70.250°S 63.917°W / -70.250; -63.917

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