Quarles Range

Quarles Range (85°36′S 164°30′W / 85.600°S 164.500°W / -85.600; -164.500Coordinates: 85°36′S 164°30′W / 85.600°S 164.500°W / -85.600; -164.500) is a high and rugged range of the Queen Maud Mountains, extending from the polar plateau between Cooper and Bowman Glaciers and terminating near the edge of Ross Ice Shelf. Peaks in the range were first sighted by Captain Roald Amundsen in 1911, and the range was mapped in detail by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Donald A. Quarles, Sec. of the Air Force, 1955–57, and Deputy Sec. of Defense, 1957–59, at the outset of the International Geophysical Year and organization of U.S. activity in Antarctica.[1]

Key mountains

Mount Harrington (85°34′S 164°0′W / 85.567°S 164.000°W / -85.567; -164.000) is a mountain, 2,550 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Mount Ruth Gade in the Quarles Range. It was mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30, and by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John R. Harrington, meteorologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1962.

Features

Geographical features include:

References

  1. ↑  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Quarles Range" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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