Wisconsin Range
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The Wisconsin Range is a major mountain range
of the Horlick Mountains
in Antarctica, comprising the Wisconsin Plateau and numerous glacier
s, ridges and peaks bounded by the Reedy Glacier
, Shimizu Ice Stream, Horlick Ice Stream and the interior ice plateau.
The range was mapped by the USGS
from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by US-ACAN
for the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, Madison, Wisconsin
, which has sent numerous researchers to Antarctica.
Most of the upland surface area of the range is the Wisconsin Plateau (85°48′S 125°24′W), a large ice-capped plain with general elevations above 2800 metres (9,186 ft). To the east and southeast, the plateau descends gradually and with only minor ice escarpments to merge with the interior ice plateau; to the north and west, the plateau displays abrupt escarpments and cliffs of over 1,000 metres. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN in association with the Wisconsin Range.
1965-67.
winter party, 1958.
geologic party to the Horlick Mountains, 1964-65.
over 1,800 m, standing 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Koopman Peak on the north side of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Joseph D. Sheets, journalist on U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze
1965-67.
in the western side of the Wisconsin Range, rising on the east side of Reedy Glacier
just north of the junction of Norfolk Glacier
. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Commander David Soyat, U.S. Navy, air operations officer with Squadron VX-6
at McMurdo Station
, winter 1962.
s lying 8 nautical miles (15 km) northwest of Lentz Buttress, at the northern side of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN after George B. Gierloff, builder, Byrd Station
winter party, 1961.
at the head of Quonset Glacier, between Ruseski Buttress and Mount LeSchack, along the northern side of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-60. Named by US-ACAN for David M. Perkins, geomagnetist, Byrd Station winter party, 1961.
winter party, 1958.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
of the Horlick Mountains
Horlick Mountains
The Horlick Mountains are a mountain range in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica, lying eastward of Reedy Glacier and including the Wisconsin Range, Long Hills and Ohio Range....
in Antarctica, comprising the Wisconsin Plateau and numerous glacier
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
s, ridges and peaks bounded by the Reedy Glacier
Reedy Glacier
The Reedy Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, over 160 km long and from 10 to 19 km wide, descending from the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Michigan Plateau and Wisconsin Range, and marking the limits of the Queen Maud Mountains on the west and the Horlick...
, Shimizu Ice Stream, Horlick Ice Stream and the interior ice plateau.
The range was mapped by the USGS
United States Geological Survey
The 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,...
from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by US-ACAN
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...
for the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, which has sent numerous researchers to Antarctica.
Most of the upland surface area of the range is the Wisconsin Plateau (85°48′S 125°24′W), a large ice-capped plain with general elevations above 2800 metres (9,186 ft). To the east and southeast, the plateau descends gradually and with only minor ice escarpments to merge with the interior ice plateau; to the north and west, the plateau displays abrupt escarpments and cliffs of over 1,000 metres. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN in association with the Wisconsin Range.
List of mountains
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:| Mountain/Peak | Metres | Feet | Coordinates |
|---|
Faure Peak
Faure Peak is a peak, 3,940 m, standing 3.5 mi E of Mount Minshew along the northern side of Wisconsin Plateau. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Gunter Faure, leader of the Ohio State University geological party to the Horlick Mountains, 1964-65.Koopman Peak
Koopman Peak is a peak over 2,200 m, standing 2 mi N of Moran Buttress on the northern side of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Kenneth E. Koopman, Navy yeoman on Operation Deep FreezeOperation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...
1965-67.
Mount LeSchack
Mount LeSchack is a distinctive flat-topped mountain standing on the north side of Perkins Canyon. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-60. Named by US-ACAN for Leonard A. LeSchack, traverse seismologist, Byrd StationByrd Station
Byrd Station refers to a research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica at 80°, 120°W...
winter party, 1958.
Mount Minshew
Mount Minshew is a prominent, mainly ice-covered mountain with a small exposed summit peak, 3,895 m, standing 3.5 mi W of Faure Peak at the NW extremity of the elevated plateau portion of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Velon H. Minshew, geologist with the Ohio State UniversityOhio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
geologic party to the Horlick Mountains, 1964-65.
Sheets Peak
Sheets Peak is 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...
over 1,800 m, standing 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Koopman Peak on the north side of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Joseph D. Sheets, journalist on U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...
1965-67.
Mount Soyat
Mount Soyat is a prominent mountainMountain
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in the western side of the Wisconsin Range, rising on the east side of Reedy Glacier
Reedy Glacier
The Reedy Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, over 160 km long and from 10 to 19 km wide, descending from the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Michigan Plateau and Wisconsin Range, and marking the limits of the Queen Maud Mountains on the west and the Horlick...
just north of the junction of Norfolk Glacier
Norfolk Glacier
Norfolk Glacier is a glacier, 12 nautical miles long, draining westward from Wisconsin Range to enter Reedy Glacier between Mounts Soyat and Bolton. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64...
. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Commander David Soyat, U.S. Navy, air operations officer with Squadron VX-6
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo 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 1962.
Gierloff Nunataks
Gierloff Nunataks (85°31′S 129°0′W) is a group of nunatakNunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
s lying 8 nautical miles (15 km) northwest of Lentz Buttress, at the northern side of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN after George B. Gierloff, builder, Byrd Station
Byrd Station
Byrd Station refers to a research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica at 80°, 120°W...
winter party, 1961.
Lentz Buttress
Lentz Buttress (85°40′S 127°36′W) is a prominent rock bluff 5 mi ENE of Faure Peak, rising to 2,800 m and forming a projection along the northern side of the Wisconsin Plateau. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Malcolm W. Lentz, U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the South Pole Station winter party, 1962.Perkins Canyon
Perkins Canyon is a canyonCanyon
A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...
at the head of Quonset Glacier, between Ruseski Buttress and Mount LeSchack, along the northern side of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-60. Named by US-ACAN for David M. Perkins, geomagnetist, Byrd Station winter party, 1961.
Ruseski Buttress
Ruseski Buttress (85°29′S 124°23′W) is a buttress rock or spur forming the south portal to Perkins Canyon along the northern side of the range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-60. Named for Lieutenant Peter P. Ruseski (MC) U.S. Navy, of the Byrd StationByrd Station
Byrd Station refers to a research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica at 80°, 120°W...
winter party, 1958.