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[[File:FORD RANGES.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Map of the Ford Ranges and surrounding features]] | |||
[[File:Ford-Ranges.jpg|thumb|400px|Expedition camp in the Ford Ranges]] | [[File:Ford-Ranges.jpg|thumb|400px|Expedition camp in the 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 [[Richard E. Byrd|Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] on 5 December 1929, and named by Byrd for Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company, who helped finance the expedition. | 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 [[Richard E. Byrd|Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] on 5 December 1929, and named by Byrd for Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company, who helped finance the expedition. | ||
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The Ford Ranges include a number of mountain groupings and features. | The Ford Ranges include a number of mountain groupings and features. | ||
* [[Andrews Peaks]] | |||
* [[Allegheny Mountains]] | * [[Allegheny Mountains]] | ||
* [[Breeding Nunatak]] | * [[Breeding Nunatak]] | ||
* [[Chester Mountains]] | * [[Chester Mountains]] | ||
* [[Clark Mountains]] | * [[Clark Mountains]] | ||
* [[Mount Crow]] | |||
* [[Mount Darling]] | * [[Mount Darling]] | ||
* [[Denfeld Mountains]] | * [[Denfeld Mountains]] | ||
* [[Fosdick Mountains]] | * [[Fosdick Mountains]] | ||
* [[Gutenko Nunataks]] | |||
* [[Haines Mountains]] | * [[Haines Mountains]] | ||
* [[Mackay Mountains]] | * [[Mackay Mountains]] | ||
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* [[Mount Swartley]] | * [[Mount Swartley]] | ||
* [[The Billboard]] | * [[The Billboard]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Hershey Ridge]] | ||
* [[Mount Morgan]] | |||
* [[Lewisohn Nunatak]] | |||
* [[Mount Rea]] | |||
* [[Mount Iphigene]] | |||
* [[Marujupu Peak]] | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:32, 11 March 2022
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.
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