Wilkins Mountains
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Wilkins Mountains is a group of low mountains of about 20 nautical miles (37 km) extent, located 25 nautical miles (46 km) southeast of the Sweeney Mountains
in southern Palmer Land
. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE), 1947–48, under Ronne, who named these mountains for Sir Hubert Wilkins.
Sweeney Mountains
The Sweeney Mountains is a group of mountains of moderate height and about extent, located north of the Hauberg Mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica....
in southern 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...
. 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 Ronne, who named these mountains for Sir Hubert Wilkins.