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[[File: | [[File:Tapley-Mountains.png|350px|thumb|Map of the Tapley Mountains]] | ||
The '''Tapley Mountains''' (85°45′S 149°00′W) is a mountain range fronting on the eastern side of the [[Scott Glacier]], extending eastward for 56 kilometers (35 mi) between [[Leverett Glacier|Leverett]] and Albanus | The '''Tapley Mountains''' (85°45′S 149°00′W) is a mountain range fronting on the eastern side of the [[Scott Glacier]], extending eastward for 56 kilometers (35 mi) between [[Leverett Glacier|Leverett]] and [[Albanus Glacier]]s in the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], a part of the larger [[Transantarctic Mountains]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The Tapley Mountains were discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence McKinley Gould, and named by Byrd for the Hon. Harold L. Tapley of Dunedin, New Zealand, agent for the Byrd Expedition of 1928–30 and 1933–35. | The Tapley Mountains were discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence McKinley Gould, and named by Byrd for the Hon. Harold L. Tapley of Dunedin, New Zealand, agent for the Byrd Expedition of 1928–30 and 1933–35. | ||
==Features== | |||
* [[Mount Andes]] | |||
* [[Mount Herr]] | |||
* [[Mount Gould]] | |||
* Kelley Nunatak | |||
==Noble title== | |||
On 8 September 2019, Michael Hammett, the grandfather of the Baron of [[Garwood Point|Garwood]], was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] [[Duke of Tapley]] in recognition of his longstanding support of [[Westarctica]]. His daughter is the Countess of [[Downs Cone|Downs]]. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category: Mountains]] | |||