Ford Ranges

The Ford Ranges are a group of mountain ranges standing east of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Westarctica. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on 5 December 1929, and named by Byrd for Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company, who helped finance the expedition.

Map of the Ford Ranges and surrounding features

Expedition camp in the Ford Ranges

Geological features

Ranges

The Ford Ranges include a number of mountain groupings and features.

• Andrews Peaks
• Allegheny Mountains
• Breeding Nunatak
• Chester Mountains
• Clark Mountains
• Mount Crow
• Mount Darling
• Denfeld Mountains
• Fosdick Mountains
• Gutenko Nunataks
• Haines Mountains
• Mackay Mountains
• Phillips Mountains
• Sarnoff Mountains
• Mount Spencer
• Swanson Mountains
• Mount Swartley
• The Billboard
• Hershey Ridge
• Mount Morgan
• Lewisohn Nunatak
• Mount Rea
• Mount Iphigene
• Marujupu Peak