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The '''Haines Mountains''' ( | [[File:Haines Mountains.jpg|450px|thumb|Map of the Haines Mountains]] | ||
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: | ==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. | |||
==Features== | |||
* [[Leach Nunatak]] | |||
* [[Mount Ronne]] | |||
* [[Reynolds Glacier]] | |||
* [[Mount Van der Veer]] | |||
* [[Rucker Spur]] | |||
* [[Alexander Peak]] | |||
* [[Buennagel Peak]] | |||
* [[Keyser Nunatak]] | |||
[[Category:Mountains]] |