Dana Mountains

The Dana Mountains are a group of mountains just northwest of New Bedford Inlet, bounded by Mosby Glacier on the north and Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier on the south, in Palmer Land, Antarctica. ^[1]

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1. 16 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, British Antarctic Survey, Carey Range, Finn Ronne, James Dwight Dana, Lassiter Coast, National Science Foundation, New Bedford Inlet, Palmer Land, Richard E. Byrd, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, Weddell Sea, Werner Mountains.

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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British Antarctic Survey

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute.

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Carey Range

The Carey Range is a mountain range, about long and wide with peaks rising to, between Mosby Glacier and Fenton Glacier in southeast Palmer Land, Antarctica. Dana Mountains and Carey Range are mountain ranges of Palmer Land.

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Finn Ronne

Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer.

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James Dwight Dana

James Dwight Dana FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist.

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Lassiter Coast

The Lassiter Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula that extends from Cape Mackintosh to Cape Adams.

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National Science Foundation

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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New Bedford Inlet

New Bedford Inlet is a large pouch-shaped, ice-filled embayment between Cape Kidson and Cape Brooks, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.

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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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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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Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition

The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.

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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).

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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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Werner Mountains

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. Dana Mountains and Werner Mountains are mountain ranges of Palmer Land.

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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/Dana_Mountains

Also known as Court Nunatak, Dillon Peak, Galan Ridge, Gordon Nunataks, Holden Nunataks, Jensen Nunataks, Mount Axworthy, Mount Barkow, Mount Cummings, Mount Grimminger, Mount Heer, Schoofs Nunatak, Walsh Nunatak.

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