Clark Mountains
mountains in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
The Clark Mountains (77°16′S 142°0′W) are a group of low mountains rising above 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) located in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They are about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of the Allegheny Mountains.
Location
The Clark Mountains are north of the head of the Boyd Glacier, northeast of the Mackay Mountains and east of the Allegheny Mountains.
Features include, from west to east, Mount Atwood, Mount Jones, Mount Burnham, Mount Van Valkenburg, Mount Maglione, Mount Ekblaw and the Kelly Nunataks.
Discovery and name
The Clark Mountains were discovered and photographed on aerial flights in 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) and named for Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Features
Mount Atwood
77°16′S 142°17′W.
A mountain, 1,180 metres (3,870 ft) high, at the west edge of the Clark Mountains.
Discovered by the USAS in 1940 on aerial flights from the West Base.
Named by the USAS for the late president emeritus W.W. Atwood, Sr., of Clark University, noted geologist and geographer, and his son, W.W. Atwood, Jr., who collaborated with his father in glaciological studies.
Mount Jones
77°14′S 142°11′W.
The northernmost summit of the Clark Mountains.
Discovered on aerial flights from West Base of the USAS in 1940.
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