Churchill Mountains
| Churchill Mountains | |
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 Location of Churchill Mountains in SW Antarctica
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Albert Markham |
| Elevation | 3,205 m (10,515 ft) |
| Coordinates | 81°23′S 158°14′E / 81.383°S 158.233°E |
| Geography | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | Ross Dependency |
| Range coordinates | 81°30′S 158°30′E / 81.5°S 158.5°ECoordinates: 81°30′S 158°30′E / 81.5°S 158.5°E |
| Parent range | Transantarctic Mountains |
The Churchill Mountains are a mountain range group of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica. They border on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier.
Several of the range's highest summits, including Mounts Egerton, Field, Nares, Wharton, and Albert Markham were first seen and named by the Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904 (aka: British National Antarctic Expedition), under Robert Falcon Scott
The mountains were mapped in detail by the USGS from Tellurometer surveys during 1960–61, and by U.S. Navy air photos in 1960.
They were named by the US-ACAN for Sir Winston Churchill.
Mount Albert Markham is a striking flat-topped mountain, standing midway between Mount Nares and Pyramid Mountain. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition and named for Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham, a member of the Ship Committee for the expedition.
Mount Egerton is a mountain rising five km north-northwest of Mount Field. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition and named for Admiral Sir George Le Clerc Egerton, a member of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, one of Scott's advisors for this expedition.
Mount Field is a mountain standing 5 km SSE of Mount Egerton. Discovered and named by the Discovery Expedition.
Mount Frost is a mountain standing 4 mi S of Mount Zinkovich, at the southern side of the head of Silk Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Col. Foy B. Frost, USAF, commanding officer of the Ninth Troop Carrier Squadron, which furnished C-124 Globemaster airlift support between New Zealand and the Antarctic and from McMurdo Sound inland to Byrd, Eights, and South Pole Stations during U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze 1962.
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