Harold Byrd Mountains

The Harold Byrd Mountains are a group of exposed mountains and nunataks which extend in an east–west direction between the lower part of Leverett Glacier and the head of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. ^[1]

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1. 10 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctica, Bender Mountains, David Harold Byrd, Laurence McKinley Gould, Leverett Glacier, Nunatak, Richard E. Byrd, Ross Ice Shelf, United States Geological Survey.

2. Mountain ranges of Marie Byrd 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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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Bender Mountains

The Bender Mountains are a small group of mountains southwest of the Berry Peaks, between the southeast edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Watson Escarpment. Harold Byrd Mountains and Bender Mountains are mountain ranges of Marie Byrd Land.

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David Harold Byrd

David Harold "Dry Hole" Byrd (24 April 1900 – 14 September 1986) was a noted Texan producer of petroleum, and a co-founder of the Civil Air Patrol.

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Laurence McKinley Gould

Laurence McKinley Gould (August 22, 1896 – June 21, 1995) was an American geologist, educator, and polar explorer.

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Leverett Glacier

The Leverett Glacier is about long and wide, flowing from the Antarctic Plateau to the south end of the Ross Ice Shelf through the Queen Maud Mountains.

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Nunatak

A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge.

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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 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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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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See also

Mountain ranges of Marie Byrd Land

• Ames Range
• Bender Mountains
• Crary Mountains
• Demas Range
• Executive Committee Range
• Flood Range
• Ford Ranges
• Harold Byrd Mountains
• Horlick Mountains
• Ickes Mountains
• Kohler Range
• McCuddin Mountains
• Ohio Range
• Perry Range
• Queen Maud Mountains
• Rockefeller Mountains
• Whitmore Mountains
• Wisconsin Range

References

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

Also known as Byrd Mountains, Cressey Peak, Dirtbag Nunatak, Fadden Peak, Fallone Nunataks, Ivory Tower (Antarctica), Mount Fridovich, Mount Graham (Antarctica), Mount Hanson, Mount Manke, Mount Nichols, Mount Webster (Antarctica), Supporting Party Mountain.

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