Werner 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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| name = | photo = | photo_caption = | country = | state = | border = | region_type = | region = Palmer Land, Antarctica | region1 = | region2 = | range_coordinates = | highest = | elevation_ft = | map =Antarctica The Werner Mountains () are a group of mountains located just west-southwest of New Bedford Inlet and between the Meinardus Glacier and Bryan Glacier, in Palmer 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). Guettard Range in center east of map."] ::
The Werner Mountains are in southern Palmer Land on the Lassiter Coast of the Weddell Sea. They are northeast of the Playfair Mountains, northwest of Arctowski Peak on the Piggott Peninsula, west of New Bedford Inlet, south of the Dana Mountains. The interior ice plateau to the west is largely featureless apart from isolated nunataks. The Meinardus Glacier defines the north edge of the range, the Bryan Glacier defines the east edge and the Swann Glacier defines the west edge.
Discovery and name
The Werner Mountains were first seen and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961–67. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750–1819), German geologist and mineralogist.
Features
Features, from north to south, include Mount Hemmingsen, Mount Fell, Mount Virdin, Douglas Glacier, Mount High and Mount Broome.
Mount Hemmingsen
Mount Fell
Mount Virdin
Mount High
Mount Broome
Nearby features
Nearby features to the southwest and west, extending into the interior ice plateau, include from east to west Joughin Glacier, Watson Peaks, Rivera Peaks, Ferguson Nunataks, Toth Nunataks, Galkin Nunatak, Gunn Peaks and Mount Vang.
Watson Peaks
Rivera Peaks
Ferguson Nunataks
Toth Nunataks
Galkin Nunatak
Gunn Peaks
Mount Vang
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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