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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.
+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.
+[[Category:Mountains]]