Husky Heights
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Husky Heights is a relatively flat, ice-covered heights 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Haynes Table
, overlooking the head of Brandau Glacier
in the Queen Maud Mountains
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) in association with Husky Dome
(q.v), the highest point on these heights.
Haynes Table
Haynes Table is a high, snow-covered mesa, some 8 nautical miles across and rising to 3,390 m, located south of Mount Odishaw in the Hughes Range, between the heads of Keltie Glacier and Brandau Glacier. Discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on the flight of January 12–13, 1956....
, overlooking the head of Brandau Glacier
Brandau Glacier
Brandau Glacier is a wide tributary glacier, long, flowing westward from an ice divide between Haynes Table and Husky Heights to enter Keltie Glacier just west of Ford Spur. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander James F. Brandau, U.S. Navy, pilot with...
in the Queen Maud Mountains
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) in association with Husky Dome
Husky Dome
Husky Dome is a snow dome rising to 3,580 m, marking the highest point of Husky Heights, between the heads of Brandau Glacier and Ramsey Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1961–62, after their Husky dogs which they drove to the summit...
(q.v), the highest point on these heights.