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Rawson Mountains (Antarctica)

Index Rawson Mountains (Antarctica)

The Rawson Mountains lie within the Queen Maud Mountains to the southeast of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. [1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Amundsen Glacier, Centrocercus, Curtis D. Wilbur, James Farley, Nilsen Plateau, Pomona College, Queen Maud Mountains, Richard E. Byrd, Ross Dependency, Ross Ice Shelf, Scott G. Borg, Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains).

  2. Amundsen Coast
  3. Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency

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.

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Centrocercus

Sage-grouse are grouse belonging to the bird genus Centrocercus. The genus includes two species: the Gunnison grouse (Centrocercus minimus) and the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus).

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Curtis D. Wilbur

Curtis Dwight Wilbur (May 10, 1867 – September 8, 1954) was an American lawyer, California state judge, 43rd United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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James Farley

James Aloysius Farley (May 30, 1888 – June 9, 1976) was an American politician who simultaneously served as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Postmaster General under President Franklin Roosevelt, whose gubernatorial and presidential campaigns were run by Farley.

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Nilsen Plateau

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

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Pomona College

Pomona College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California.

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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. Rawson Mountains (Antarctica) and Queen Maud Mountains are mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency.

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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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Ross Ice Shelf

The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France).

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Scott G. Borg

Scott G. Borg is an American geologist and civil servant.

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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.

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See also

Amundsen Coast

Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawson_Mountains_(Antarctica)

Also known as Bartlett Bench, Cowie Dome, Fuller Dome, Lee Peak, McNally Peak, Mount Amherst, Mount Denauro, Mount Farley, Mount Gardiner (Antarctica), Mount Innes-Taylor, Mount Przywitowski, Mount Ruth, Mount Saltonstall, Mount Verlautz, Mount Weaver, Mount Wilbur (Antarctica), Mount Wyatt, Sagehen Nunataks, Sheridan Bluff, Tongue Peak.