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Victory Mountains

Coordinates: 72°40′S 168°00′E / 72.667°S 168.000°E / -72.667; 168.000 (Victory Mountains)
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Victory Mountains
Victory Mountains is located in Antarctica
Victory Mountains
Victory Mountains
Highest point
Elevation2,193 m (7,195 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionVictoria Land, Antarctica
Range coordinates72°40′S 168°00′E / 72.667°S 168.000°E / -72.667; 168.000 (Victory Mountains)

The Victory Mountains (72°40′S 168°00′E / 72.667°S 168.000°E / -72.667; 168.000 (Victory Mountains)) is a major group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) long and 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) wide, which is bounded primarily by Mariner and Tucker glaciers and the Ross Sea.[1] They are north of the Mountaineer Range, east of the Freyberg Mountains and south of the Concord Mountains and the Admiralty Mountains.[2][3][4][5] The division between the Victory Mountains and the Concord Mountains (to the northwest) is not precise but apparently lies in the vicinity of Thomson Peak.[1]

Exploration and name

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A Ross Sea aspect of the mountains was first obtained by early British expeditions of James Clark Ross, Carsten Borchgrevink, Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. The mapping of the interior mountains was largely done from air photos taken by the United States Navy and surveys undertaken by New Zealand and American parties in the 1950s and 1960s. The Victory Mountains were named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) 1957-58, because of the proximity of this group to the Admiralty Mountains, and with the intention that many of the topographic features would be named for celebrated victories, especially naval victories.[1]

Location

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Northern tip of Victory Mountains in extreme south of map between Jutland Glacier and Tucker Glacier

Western mountains

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The Monteath Hills are in the northwest of the Victory Mountains, east of the Freyberg Mountains. The Millen Range and Barker Range are to their south, east of the Evans Névé and the smaller Webb Névé. The Mariner Glacier forms to the west of the Barker Range and flows south and then east, separating the Victory Mountains from the Mountaineer Range.[2][3][4][5]

Central mountains

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The Saxby Range is to the west of the Monteath Hills, between Midway Glacier to the west, Pearl Harbor Glacier to the south and Tucker Glacier to the east, which flows to the southeast and separates the Victory Mountains from the Admiralty Mountains. The Cartographers Range is south of the Pearl Harbor Glacier and north of the Trafalgar Glacier. The Malta Plateau is to the south of the Trafalger Glacier and north of the Mariner Glacier.[2][3][4][5]

Eastern mountains

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The mountains to the east of the Malta Plateau and west of the Daniell Peninsula are not part of a formally named range. Mount Riddolls is at the center of a ridge system to the east of Borchgrevink Glacier, and Mount Freeman is at the center of a ridge system to the west of that glacier.[2][3][4][5]

Major glaciers

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Victory Mountains in east of interior map, west of coastal map

Mountain groups

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Southern Victory Mountains in north of map, above Mariner Glacier

Mountains in the center of mountain groups in the east include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Alberts 1995, p. 783.
  2. ^ a b c d Ebbe Glacier USGS.
  3. ^ a b c d Cape Hallet USGS.
  4. ^ a b c d Freyberg Mountains USGS.
  5. ^ a b c d Coulman Island USGS.
  6. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 763.
  7. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 563.
  8. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 755.
  9. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 80.
  10. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 461.
  11. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 501.
  12. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 491.
  13. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 45.
  14. ^ Saxby Range USGS.
  15. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 121.
  16. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 458.
  17. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 618.
  18. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 259.

Sources

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  • Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-01-30 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
  • Cape Hallet, USGS: United States Geographic Board, retrieved 2024-03-10
  • Coulman Island, USGS: United States Geographic Board, retrieved 2024-03-10
  • Ebbe Glacier, USGS: United States Geographic Board, retrieved 2024-03-10
  • Freyberg Mountains, USGS: United States Geographic Board, retrieved 2024-03-10
  • "Saxby Range", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.