Hutton Mountains
Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica
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::summary Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica ::
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| region | Palmer Land, Antarctica |
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| map | Antarctica |
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| name = | photo = | photo_caption = | country = | state = | border = | region_type = | region = Palmer Land, Antarctica | region1 = | region2 = | coordinates = | highest = | elevation_ft = | map =Antarctica The Hutton Mountains () are a group of mountains in southeast Palmer Land, Antarctica, bounded on the southwest by Johnston Glacier, on the northwest by Squires Glacier, on the north by Swann Glacier, and on the east by Keller Inlet.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Ellsworth_Land_-_Palmer_Land.jpg" caption="Eastern Ellsworth Land (south), Southern Palmer Land (north). Guettard Range in center east of map."] ::
The Hutton Mountains are in southeast Palmer Land on the Lassiter Coast of the Weddell Sea. The Guettard Range is to the southwest, the Playfair Mountains to the northwest, Wright Inlet to the northeast and the Smith Peninsula to the southeast. The Hutton Mountains are bounded by the Johnston Glacier to the southwest, Squires Glacier to he northwest, Wright Inlet to the northeast. Features, from north to south, include Mount Tricorn, Mount Gorham, Waverly Glacier, Mount McElroy, Barcus Glacier, Mount Nash, Mount Light and Mount Rath.
Discovery and name
The Hutton Mountains were observed and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photographs, 1961–67. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after James Hutton (1726-97), a Scottish geologist.
Features
Mount Tricorn
Mount Gorham
Mount McElroy
Farman Highland
Mount Nash
Mount Light
Mount Rath
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:Ellsworth_Land_-_Palmer_Land.jpg |accessdate=2024-01-19 |title=Ellsworth Land - Palmer Land |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref= }}
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