Eternity Range
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Eternity Range is a range of mountains 28 miles long, rising 2,860 m, and trending north-south approximately in the middle of the Antarctic Peninsula
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Eternity Range is divided into three main mountain blocks, the major summits in each from north to south being Mount Faith
, Mount Hope
and Mount Charity
. These four names were applied by Lincoln Ellsworth
who discovered the range from the air during his flights of November 21 and November 23, 1935.
In November 1936, the range was surveyed by J.R. Rymill
of the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) who gave the name Mount Wakefield to the central mountain in the range. This complication by Rymill, and uncertainty as to the precise location or extent of Ellsworth's discovery, hindered for a time a resolution of its nomenclature (i.e., following the USAS expedition in 1939-41, the name Eternity Range or Eternity Mountains was incorrectly applied to the present Welch Mountains
60 miles farther south). A careful study of the original reports, maps and photographs, and comparison with materials from subsequent expeditions such as the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE), 1947, and the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960, has led to the conclusion that the range described comprises at least the core of Ellsworth's Eternity Range and appropriately commemorates his discovery. The name Wakefield, given by Rymill, has been transferred to nearby Wakefield Highland
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Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
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Eternity Range is divided into three main mountain blocks, the major summits in each from north to south being Mount Faith
Mount Faith
Mount Faith is a massive mountain 9 nautical miles north of Mount Hope, rising to 2,650 m from the north end of Eternity Range in northern Palmer Land. First seen from the air and named by Lincoln Ellsworth during his flights of November 21 and 23, 1935. Surveyed by J.R. Rymill of British Graham...
, Mount Hope
Mount Hope (Eternity Range)
Mount Hope is a massive mountain rising to 2,860 m, forming the central and highest peak of Eternity Range, northern Palmer Land. First seen from the air and named Mount Hope by Lincoln Ellsworth during his flights of November 21 and 23, 1935. The mountain was surveyed and given the name Mount...
and Mount Charity
Mount Charity
Mount Charity is a massive mountain south of Mount Hope, rising from the south end of the Eternity Range in northern Palmer Land. It was first seen from the air and named by Lincoln Ellsworth during his flights of November 21 and 23, 1935. It was surveyed by John Riddoch Rymill of the British...
. These four names were applied by Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth was an arctic explorer from the United States.-Birth:He was born on May 12, 1880 to James Ellsworth and Eva Frances Butler in Chicago, Illinois...
who discovered the range from the air during his flights of November 21 and November 23, 1935.
In November 1936, the range was surveyed by J.R. Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal.- Early life :Rymill was born the son of a farmer on 13 March 1905 at Penola, South Australia...
of the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE) who gave the name Mount Wakefield to the central mountain in the range. This complication by Rymill, and uncertainty as to the precise location or extent of Ellsworth's discovery, hindered for a time a resolution of its nomenclature (i.e., following the USAS expedition in 1939-41, the name Eternity Range or Eternity Mountains was incorrectly applied to the present Welch Mountains
Welch Mountains
Welch Mountains is a group of mountains that dominate the area, the highest peak rising to 3,015 m, located 25 nautical miles north of Mount Jackson on the east margin of the Dyer Plateau of Palmer Land...
60 miles farther south). A careful study of the original reports, maps and photographs, and comparison with materials from subsequent expeditions such as the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
(RARE), 1947, and the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960, has led to the conclusion that the range described comprises at least the core of Ellsworth's Eternity Range and appropriately commemorates his discovery. The name Wakefield, given by Rymill, has been transferred to nearby Wakefield Highland
Wakefield Highland
Wakefield Highland is a snow-covered highland in central Antarctic Peninsula, bounded to the north by Hermes Glacier and the heads of Weyerhaeuser and Aphrodite Glaciers, to the west by the heads of Airy, Rotz and Seller Glaciers, to the south by Fleming Glacier and to the east by the heads of...
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