Sweeney Mountains
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The Sweeney Mountains is a group of mountain
s of moderate height and about 64 km (39.8 mi) extent, located 48 km (29.8 mi) north of the Hauberg Mountains
in Palmer Land
, Antarctica.
Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE), 1947-48, under Finn Ronne
, who named these mountains for Mrs. Edward C. Sweeney, a contributor to the expedition.
Mountain
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s of moderate height and about 64 km (39.8 mi) extent, located 48 km (29.8 mi) north of the Hauberg Mountains
Hauberg Mountains
The Hauberg Mountains are a group of mountains of about extent, located north of Cape Zumberge and south of the Sweeney Mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica....
in Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
, Antarctica.
Discovered by 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), 1947-48, under Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne was a U.S. Antarctic explorer.-Background:Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne , was a polar explorer and served in Roald Amundsen's successful expedition to the South Pole...
, who named these mountains for Mrs. Edward C. Sweeney, a contributor to the expedition.
List of mountains
- Mount Edward – 1635 metres (5,364 ft) 75°12′S 69°33′W
A prominent rock mountainMountainImage:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
located centrally along the southern margin of the range. It was discovered by RARE, who named this summit for Commander Edward C. Sweeney, USNRUnited States Navy ReserveThe United States Navy Reserve, until 2005 known as the United States Naval Reserve, is the Reserve Component of the United States Navy...
, a contributor to the expedition.
- Hagerty Peak 75°17′S 68°11′W
A peakSummit (topography)In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
in the southeast extremity of the range. Mapped by United States Geological SurveyUnited States Geological SurveyThe United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic NamesAdvisory Committee on Antarctic NamesThe 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) for Cornelius J. Hagerty, photographer with the McMurdo StationMcMurdo StationMcMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
winter party in 1960.