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The '''Walker Mountains''' (72°13′S 99°2′W) are a range of peaks and [[nunatak]]s which are fairly well separated and trend east–west to form the axis, or spine, of [[Thurston Island]] in [[Westarctica]].

==Discovery and name==
The mountains were discovered by [[Richard E. Byrd]] and members of the U.S. [[Antarctic]] Service in a flight from the ship [[USS Bear|USS ''Bear'']] on 27 February 1940. The Walker Mountains were named by US-SCAN in honor of Lt. William M. Walker, captain of the United States Exploring Expedition ship ''Island'' on 23 March 1839.

==Prominent peaks==
* [[Mount Bramhall]]
* [[Mount Caldwell]]
* [[Mount Hawthorne]]
* [[Mount Simpson]]

[[Category: Mountains]]
[[Category: Thurston Island]]

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