Eland Mountains
Mountain range in Palmer Land, Antarctica
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::summary Mountain range in Palmer Land, Antarctica ::
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| name = | photo = | photo_caption = | country = | state = | border = | region_type = | region = Palmer Land, Antarctica | region1 = | region2 = | range_coordinates = | highest = | elevation_ft = | map =Antarctica The Eland Mountains () are a range of mountains which rise above 2,440 m and extend about 20 nmi in a northeast–southwest direction along the south side of Clifford Glacier, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Palmer_Land_North_USGS_Sketch.jpg" caption="Northern Palmer Land. Smith Inlet east of center of map"] ::
The Eland Mountains are near the Wilkins Coast of central Palmer Land, which borders the Weddell Sea to the east. They are west of the Eielson Peninsula, north of the Welch Mountains, east of the Dyer Plateau, southeast of the Columbia Mountains and southwest of Hughes Ice Piedmont. They run along the south side of the Clifford Glacier above the point where it enters Smith Inlet.
Discovery and name
The Eland Mountains were discovered in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), and they appear in aerial photographs taken by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in September 1940. During 1947 they were photographed from the air by members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), charted them from the ground. The name Eland, Lady Clifford's maiden name, was given in 1952 by Sir Miles Clifford, Governor of the Falkland Islands, at the request of members of the FIDS staff.
Features
Features and nearby features include Peters Bastion, Mount Strong, Hall Ridge, Clark Hills, Kelley Massif, Reynolds Bench, Temnikow Nunataks and Daniels Hill.
Peters Bastion
Mount Strong
Hall Ridge
Clark Hills
Kelley Massif
Reynolds Bench
Temnikow Nunataks
Daniels Hill
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palmer_Land_North_USGS_Sketch.jpg |accessdate=2024-04-25 |title=Palmer Land |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref= }}
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