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Hays Mountains

Index Hays Mountains

The Hays Mountains are a large group of mountains and peaks of the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, surmounting the divide between the lower portions of Amundsen Glacier and Scott Glacier and extending from the vicinity of Mount Thorne on the northwest to Mount Dietz on the southeast. [1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Allan V. Cox, Amundsen Glacier, Joseph Pulitzer, McMurdo Station, Motion Picture Association, Névé, New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, Nilsen Plateau, Queen Maud Mountains, Raymond Griffith, Richard E. Byrd, Ross Dependency, Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains), South Pole, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, University of the Witwatersrand, Vincent Astor, Will H. Hays.

  2. Amundsen Coast
  3. Mountains of the Ross Dependency
  4. Queen Maud Mountains

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.

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Allan V. Cox

Allan Verne Cox (December 17, 1926 – January 27, 1987) was an American geophysicist.

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Amundsen Glacier

The Amundsen Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier, about 7 to 11 km (4 to 6 nmi) wide and 150 km (80 nmi) long. Hays Mountains and Amundsen Glacier are Queen Maud Mountains.

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Joseph Pulitzer

Joseph Pulitzer (born Pulitzer József,; April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World.

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McMurdo Station

McMurdo Station is an American Antarctic research station on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand–claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica.

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Motion Picture Association

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix.

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Névé

Névé is a young, granular type of snow which has been partially melted, refrozen and compacted, yet precedes the form of ice.

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New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica.

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Nilsen Plateau

Nilsen Plateau is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica. Hays Mountains and Nilsen Plateau are Amundsen Coast.

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Queen Maud Mountains

The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic Plateau in Antarctica.

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Raymond Griffith

Raymond Griffith (January 23, 1895 – November 25, 1957) was an American silent movie comedian.

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Richard E. Byrd

Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957), an American naval officer, was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics.

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Ross Dependency

The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south.

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Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)

The Scott Glacier is a major glacier, long, that drains the East Antarctic Ice Sheet through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf. Hays Mountains and Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains) are Queen Maud Mountains.

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South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the North Pole, at a distance of 20,004 km (12,430 miles) in all directions.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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United States Antarctic Program

The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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University of the Witwatersrand

The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Vincent Astor

William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 – February 3, 1959) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family.

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Will H. Hays

William Harrison Hays Sr. (November 5, 1879 – March 7, 1954) was an American politician, and member of the Republican Party.

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See also

Amundsen Coast

Mountains of the Ross Dependency

Queen Maud Mountains

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Mountains

Also known as Anderson Ridge, Brown Peaks, Citadel Peak (Antarctica), Cook Peak (Antarctica), Cox Peaks, Dragons Lair Névé, Fission Wall, Forbidden Valley, Heinous Peak, Mount Armstrong (Antarctica), Mount Astor, Mount Borcik, Mount Colbert, Mount Crockett, Mount Dayton, Mount Dietz, Mount Gevers, Mount Goodale, Mount Griffith, Mount Nelson (Antarctica), Mount Pulitzer, Mount Sletten, Mount Stump, Mount Thorne, Mount Vaughan, Mount Walshe, Sledging Col, Taylor Ridge, Will Hays Mountains.