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[[File:Tapley-Mountains.png|350px|thumb|Map of the Tapley Mountains]]
[[File:Tapley-Mountains.png|350px|thumb|Map of the Tapley Mountains]]
The '''Tapley Mountains''' (85°45′S 149°00′W) is a mountain range fronting on the eastern side of the [[Scott Glacier]], extending eastward for 56 kilometers (35 mi) between [[Leverett Glacier|Leverett]] and Albanus glaciers in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], a part of the larger [[Transantarctic Mountains]].
The '''Tapley Mountains''' (85°45′S 149°00′W) is a mountain range fronting on the eastern side of the [[Scott Glacier]], extending eastward for 56 kilometers (35 mi) between [[Leverett Glacier|Leverett]] and [[Albanus Glacier]]s in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], a part of the larger [[Transantarctic Mountains]].


==Discovery and name==
==Discovery and name==
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==Features==
==Features==
* [[Mount Andes]]
* [[Mount Andes]]
* Mount Herr
* [[Mount Herr]]
* Mount Gould
* [[Mount Gould]]
* Kelley Nunatak
* Kelley Nunatak


==Noble title==
==Noble title==
On 8 September 2019, Michael Hammett, the grandfather of the Baron of [[Garwood Point|Garwood]], was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of Tapley in recognition of his longstanding support of [[Westarctica]].
On 8 September 2019, Michael Hammett, the grandfather of the Baron of [[Garwood Point|Garwood]], was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] [[Duke of Tapley]] in recognition of his longstanding support of [[Westarctica]]. His daughter is the Countess of [[Downs Cone|Downs]].


[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Mountains]]
[[Category: Mountains]]

Latest revision as of 23:01, 11 March 2022

Map of the Tapley Mountains

The Tapley Mountains (85°45′S 149°00′W) is a mountain range fronting on the eastern side of the Scott Glacier, extending eastward for 56 kilometers (35 mi) between Leverett and Albanus Glaciers in the Queen Maud Mountains, a part of the larger Transantarctic Mountains.

Discovery and name

The Tapley Mountains were discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence McKinley Gould, and named by Byrd for the Hon. Harold L. Tapley of Dunedin, New Zealand, agent for the Byrd Expedition of 1928–30 and 1933–35.

Features

Noble title

On 8 September 2019, Michael Hammett, the grandfather of the Baron of Garwood, was granted the peerage title Duke of Tapley in recognition of his longstanding support of Westarctica. His daughter is the Countess of Downs.