Sweeney Mountains
Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica
title: "Sweeney Mountains" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-palmer-land"] description: "Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-palmer-land" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Mountains" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| photo | File:Hagerty Peak, Antarctica.jpg |
| photo_caption | Hagerty Peak in the Sweeney Mountains |
| country | Antarctica |
| country_type | Continent |
| subdivision2_type | Region |
| subdivision2 | Ellsworth Land |
| map | Antarctica |
| range_coordinates | |
| :: |
| name= | photo=File:Hagerty Peak, Antarctica.jpg | photo_caption=Hagerty Peak in the Sweeney Mountains | country= Antarctica | country_type=Continent | subdivision2_type=Region | subdivision2= Ellsworth Land | parent= | borders_on= | highest= | elevation_m= | map=Antarctica | map_caption= | range= | length_km= | area_km2= | range_coordinates= The Sweeney Mountains () are a group of mountains of moderate height and about 40 nmi extent, located 30 nmi north of the Hauberg Mountains in eastern 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). Hauberg Mountains in southwest of map."] ::
The Sweeney Mountains are in the southeast of Ellsworth Land. They are east of the Merrick Mountains, northeast of the Behrendt Mountains, north of the Hauberg Mountains, northwest of the Wilkins Mountains and west of the Scaife Mountains. The region to the north, extending to the English Coast, is largely featureless. Features and nearby features, from west to east, include Morgan Nunataks, Mount Smart, Mount Ballard, Mount Edward, Mount Jenkins, Potter Peak, Anderson Nunataks and Hagerty Peak.
Discovery and name
The Sweeney Mountains were discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Finn Ronne, who named these mountains after Mrs. Edward C. Sweeney, a contributor to the expedition.
Features
Morgan Nunataks
Mount Smart
Mount Ballard
Mount Edward
Mount Jenkins
Potter Peak
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Potter_Peak,_Antarctica.jpg" caption="Potter Peak from east"] ::
Anderson Nunataks
Hagerty Peak
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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