Dana Mountains
Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica
The Dana Mountains (73°12′S 62°25′W) are a group of mountains just northwest of New Bedford Inlet, bounded by Mosby Glacier on the north and Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier on the south, in Palmer Land, Antarctica.
Location
The Dana Mountains are in southern Palmer Land on the Lassiter Coast of the Weddell Sea.
They are south of the Carey Range.
They are north of the Werner Mountains and northwest of New Bedford Inlet.
They run from northwest to southeast between Mosby Glacier to the northeast, Haines Glacier and Meinardus Glacier to the southwest.
The Mosby Glacier and Meinardus Glacier converge and enter New Bedford Inlet.
To the west the ice plateau has few features apart from isolated nunataks.
Features of the Dana Mountains include, from northwest to southeast, Mount Axworthy, Walsh Nunatak, Galan Ridge, Dillon Peak, Mount Grimminger, Mount Cummings and Court Nunatak.
Nearby features to the west include Gordon Nunataks, Holden Nunataks, Mount Heer, Mount Barkow, Schoofs Nunatak and Jensen Nunataks.
Discovery and name
The Dana Mountains were first seen and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) 1939–41.
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