Merrick Mountains

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Antarctic mountain cluster

title: "Merrick Mountains" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-ellsworth-land"] description: "Antarctic mountain cluster" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-ellsworth-land" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Mountains" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Antarctic mountain cluster ::

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FieldValue
countryAntarctica
country_typeContinent
subdivision2_typeRegion
mapAntarctica
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| name= | photo= | photo_caption= | country= Antarctica | country_type=Continent | subdivision2_type=Region | subdivision2= | parent= | borders_on= | highest= | elevation_m= | map=Antarctica | map_caption= | range= | length_km= | area_km2= | range_coordinates= The Merrick Mountains () are a cluster of mountains, 8 nmi long, standing 7 nmi northeast of the Behrendt Mountains in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.

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). Behrendt Mountains in southwest of map."] ::

The Merrick Mountains are in eastern Ellsworth Land, to the south of the English Coast of George VI Sound They are northeast of the Behrendt Mountains and west of the Sweeney Mountains. Features include, from south to north, Eaton Nunatak, Mount Boyer, Mount Matheson, Mount Becker and Mount Berger. Nearby features include Henry Nunataks, Cheeks Nunatak, Lyon Nunataks, Sky-Hi Nunataks and Mount Wasilewski.

Discovery and name

The Merrick Mountains were discovered and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Finn Ronne. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Conrad G. Merrick, United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic engineer with the Antarctic Peninsula Traverse Party, 1961–62, who participated in the survey of these mountains.

Features

Eaton Nunatak

Mount Boyer

Mount Matheson

Mount Becker

Mount Berger

Nearby features

Henry Nunataks

Mount Wasilewski

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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