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The '''Haines Mountains''' (located at 77° 34' S and 146° 20' W) are a range of ice-capped mountains trending northwest–southeast for about 25 miles and forming the southwest wall of the [[Hammond Glacier]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of Westarctica. They were discovered by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1934, and named for William C. Haines, the meteorologist of the Byrd expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35.
[[File:Haines Mountains.jpg|450px|thumb|Map of the Haines Mountains]]
The '''Haines Mountains''' (77°34'S 146°20'W) are a range of [[ice]]-capped mountains trending northwest–southeast for about 25 miles and forming the southwest wall of the [[Hammond Glacier]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]].


[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
==Discovery and name==
The mountains were discovered by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] in 1934. The Haines Mountains were named in honor of William C. Haines, the meteorologist of the Byrd expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35.
 
==Features==
* [[Leach Nunatak]]
* [[Mount Ronne]]
* [[Reynolds Glacier]]
* [[Mount Van der Veer]]
* [[Rucker Spur]]
* [[Alexander Peak]]
* [[Buennagel Peak]]
* [[Keyser Nunatak]]
 
[[Category:Mountains]]

Latest revision as of 05:21, 29 December 2021

Map of the Haines Mountains

The Haines Mountains (77°34'S 146°20'W) are a range of ice-capped mountains trending northwest–southeast for about 25 miles and forming the southwest wall of the Hammond Glacier in the Ford Ranges of Westarctica.

Discovery and name

The mountains were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934. The Haines Mountains were named in honor of William C. Haines, the meteorologist of the Byrd expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35.

Features