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195: 160: 236: 169: 127: 141: 255: 99: 260: 26: 174: 132: 229: 164: 179: 137: 98:, 1972–73, and, in association with the names of continental drift scientists grouped in this area, named by the 87: 83: 222: 95: 107: 8: 210: 54:) are a group of mountains rising to about 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) at the head of 79: 71: 75: 206: 249: 103: 41: 28: 55: 202: 67: 59: 63: 91: 194: 82:. The mountains were first photographed from the air by the 247: 230: 16:Group of mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica 237: 223: 142:United States Department of the Interior 248: 100:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 94:, 1966–69. They were surveyed by the 90:from aerial photographs taken by the 189: 175:Geographic Names Information System 133:Geographic Names Information System 120: 13: 14: 272: 193: 163: This article incorporates 158: 180:United States Geological Survey 138:United States Geological Survey 88:United States Geological Survey 86:, 1940, and were mapped by the 84:United States Antarctic Service 256:Mountain ranges of Palmer Land 1: 113: 209:. You can help Knowledge by 70:and bounded to the north by 7: 261:Palmer Land geography stubs 102:, 1978, after the American 10: 277: 188: 106:, Professor of Geology at 96:British Antarctic Survey 205:location article is a 165:public domain material 108:Princeton University 78:and to the south by 38: /  218: 217: 74:, to the west by 66:, to the west of 42:72.000°S 62.500°W 268: 239: 232: 225: 197: 190: 183: 170:"Hess Mountains" 162: 161: 152: 151: 149: 148: 128:"Hess Mountains" 124: 80:Beaumont Glacier 72:Gruening Glacier 53: 52: 50: 49: 48: 47:-72.000; -62.500 43: 39: 36: 35: 34: 31: 276: 275: 271: 270: 269: 267: 266: 265: 246: 245: 244: 243: 186: 168: 159: 156: 155: 146: 144: 126: 125: 121: 116: 76:Runcorn Glacier 46: 44: 40: 37: 32: 29: 27: 25: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 274: 264: 263: 258: 242: 241: 234: 227: 219: 216: 215: 198: 154: 153: 118: 117: 115: 112: 21:Hess Mountains 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 273: 262: 259: 257: 254: 253: 251: 240: 235: 233: 228: 226: 221: 220: 214: 212: 208: 204: 199: 196: 192: 191: 187: 184: 181: 177: 176: 171: 166: 143: 139: 135: 134: 129: 123: 119: 111: 109: 105: 104:Harry H. Hess 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 51: 22: 211:expanding it 200: 185: 173: 157: 145:. Retrieved 131: 122: 56:Hilton Inlet 20: 18: 203:Palmer Land 110:, 1948–69. 68:Dietz Bluff 60:Black Coast 45: / 250:Categories 147:2012-06-15 114:References 64:Antarctica 92:U.S. Navy 58:on the 33:62°30′W 30:72°0′S 201:This 167:from 207:stub 19:The 62:of 252:: 178:. 172:. 140:, 136:. 130:. 238:e 231:t 224:v 213:. 182:. 150:. 23:(

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72°0′S 62°30′W / 72.000°S 62.500°W / -72.000; -62.500
Hilton Inlet
Black Coast
Antarctica
Dietz Bluff
Gruening Glacier
Runcorn Glacier
Beaumont Glacier
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United States Geological Survey
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British Antarctic Survey
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Harry H. Hess
Princeton University
"Hess Mountains"
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United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
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"Hess Mountains"
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