Playfair Mountains

The Playfair Mountains are a group of mountains between Swann Glacier and Squires Glacier in southeast Palmer Land, Antarctica. ^[1]

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1. 16 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Finn Ronne, Guettard Range, Hutton Mountains, John Playfair, Lassiter Coast, Nunatak, Palmer Land, Palmer Station, Richard E. Byrd, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, Weddell Sea, Werner Mountains, Wright Inlet.

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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Finn Ronne

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

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Guettard Range

The Guettard Range is a mountain range, long and wide, located northwest of Bowman Peninsula and between Johnston Glacier and Irvine Glacier, in the southeastern extremity of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Playfair Mountains and Guettard Range are mountain ranges of Palmer Land.

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Hutton Mountains

The Hutton Mountains are a group of mountains in southeast Palmer Land, Antarctica, bounded on the southwest by Johnston Glacier, on the northwest by Squires Glacier, on the north by Swann Glacier, and on the east by Keller Inlet. Playfair Mountains and Hutton Mountains are mountain ranges of Palmer Land.

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John Playfair

John Playfair FRSE, FRS (10 March 1748 – 20 July 1819) was a Church of Scotland minister, remembered as a scientist and mathematician, and a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.

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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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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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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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Palmer Station

Palmer Station is a United States research station in Antarctica located on Anvers Island, the only US station located north of the Antarctic Circle.

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

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Wright Inlet

Wright Inlet is an ice-filled inlet receding westward between Cape Little and Cape Wheeler along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.

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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/Playfair_Mountains

Also known as Gomez Nunatak, Lang Nunatak, Mount Coman, Mount Kane, Savin Nunatak, Squires Peak.

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