Welch Mountains

Welch Mountains is a group of mountains that dominate the area, the highest peak rising to, located north of Mount Jackson on the east margin of the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land, Antarctica. ^[1]

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1. 15 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Black Coast, British Graham Land expedition, Dyer Plateau, Eland Mountains, Eternity Range, John Rymill, Kvinge Peninsula, Lehrke Inlet, Lincoln Ellsworth, Mount Jackson (Antarctica), Palmer Land, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, Weddell Sea.

2. Mountain ranges of Palmer Land

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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Black Coast

Black Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Boggs and Cape Mackintosh.

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British Graham Land expedition

The British Graham Land expedition (BGLE) was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 and 1937.

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Dyer Plateau

Dyer Plateau is a broad ice-covered upland of north-central Palmer Land, bounded to the north by Fleming Glacier and Bingham Glacier, and to the south by the Gutenko Mountains.

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Eland Mountains

The Eland Mountains are a range of mountains which rise above and extend about in a northeast–southwest direction along the south side of Clifford Glacier, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Welch Mountains and Eland Mountains are mountain ranges of Palmer Land.

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Eternity Range

The Eternity Range is a range of mountains long, rising to, and trending north–south approximately in the middle of the Antarctic Peninsula. Welch Mountains and Eternity Range are mountain ranges of Palmer Land.

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John Rymill

John Riddoch Rymill (13 March 1905 – 7 September 1968) was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal.

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Kvinge Peninsula

Kvinge Peninsula is a snow-covered peninsula at the north side of Palmer Inlet terminating in Cape Bryant, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.

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Lehrke Inlet

Lehrke Inlet is an ice-filled inlet, wide, which recedes southwest for between Cape Boggs and Cape Sharbonneau, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.

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Lincoln Ellsworth

Lincoln Ellsworth (May 12, 1880 – May 26, 1951) was a polar explorer from the United States and a major benefactor of the American Museum of Natural History.

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Mount Jackson (Antarctica)

Mount Jackson (Mount Andrew Jackson and Mount Ernest Gruening) is a mountain that dominates the upland of the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Palmer Land

Palmer Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz.

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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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Weddell Sea

The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre.

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See also

Mountain ranges of Palmer Land

• Antarctandes
• Batterbee Mountains
• Carey Range
• Columbia Mountains (Antarctica)
• Dana Mountains
• Desko Mountains
• Du Toit Mountains
• Eland Mountains
• Eternity Range
• Guettard Range
• Gutenko Mountains
• Hess Mountains
• Hutton Mountains
• Jaeger Hills
• Latady Mountains
• Pegasus Mountains
• Playfair Mountains
• Procyon Peaks
• Scaife Mountains
• Sweeney Mountains
• Traverse Mountains (Antarctica)
• Wegener Range
• Welch Mountains
• Werner Mountains

References

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

Also known as Fry Peak, Gatlin Peak, Giannini Peak, Heintz Peak, Kosky Peak, Laine Hills, Liston Nunatak, Mount Acton, Mount Curl, Mount Nordhill, Mount Schimansky, Solem Ridge, Steel Peak.

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