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54: 47: 82: 574:. A mainly ice-free mountain, 860 metres (2,820 ft) high, standing at the east side of the mouth of Scott Glacier and marking the northwest limit of the Tapley Mountains. First observed in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. The mountain was climbed in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and was named by Byrd after Durham, NH, seat of the University of New Hampshire and home of Stuart D.L. Paine, a member of the latter party. 278: 743: 270: 258:, another tributary of the Scott Glacier, runs northwest through the western Tapley Mountains. Features in the west include Bobo Ridge, Mount Hamilton, Mount Seebeck, Mount Stahlman, Mount Wallace, and (south of Roe Glacier) Mount Bushnell, Mount Durham, Durham Point and Pincer Point. Features to the east, between Albanus Glacier and Leverett Glacier, include Welch Peak, Mount Herr, Mount Gould, Mount Andes and Evans Butte. 361:. A mountain 1,410 metres (4,630 ft) high, which marks the west end of the Tapley Mountains, standing at the east side of the lower reaches of Scott Glacier. First observed by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould in December 1929. Visited in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for G.C. Hamilton, general manager of the 441:. A mountain over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) high, rising at the east flank of Scott Glacier between Mount Wallace and Mount Hamilton, at the west end of the Tapley Mountains. First observed in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. Visited in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by Byrd for 1171: 1118: 323:. An isolated rock ridge 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) long, extending west along the north side of Albanus Glacier and marking the southwest extremity of the Tapley Mountains. First roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35. Named by US-ACAN for Robert Bobo, meteorologist with the McMurdo Station winter party of 1963. 650:. A narrow rock point lying 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east-southeast of Durham Point, near the northwest end of the Tapley Mountains. First seen and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. So named by US-ACAN because its appearance is similar to a part of a pincers. 784:
of Carleton College, polar explorer, who served as geologist and second in command of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. From 1955-70, Gould was a leader in the planning of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program, and has served as chairman of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Polar
532:. Mountain, 840 metres (2,760 ft) high, between Mount Durham and Pincer Point in the northwest part of Tapley Mountains. First roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by US-ACAN for Vivian C. Bushnell of the American Geographical Society, editor of the Society's 868:. Prominent snow-topped butte, 2,570 metres (8,430 ft) high, standing at the head of Albanus Glacier and marking the southeast limit of the Tapley Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Eldon L. Evans, United States Navy, medical officer of the Byrd Station winter party, 1962. 734:. A peak, 1,730 metres (5,680 ft) high, located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Mount Gould. Named by US-ACAN after Lt. Arthur L. Herr, Jr., aircraft commander with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1962-63 and 1963-64. 696:. Peak, 1,010 metres (3,310 ft) high, standing at the north side of the Tapley Mountains, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) northwest of Mount Gould. Named by US-ACAN for Walton D. Welch, electronics technician with the Byrd Station winter party in 1957. 612:. A small rock spur extending north from Mount Durham at the northwest end of the Tapley Mountains. The feature was visited in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named in association with Mount Durham. 494:. One of the Tapley Mountains, 1,490 metres (4,890 ft) high, standing at the south side of the mouth of Roe Glacier at the juncture with Scott Glacier. Named by US-ACAN for J. Allen Wallace, Jr., meteorologist, South Pole Station winter party, 1960. 780:. A prominent mountain, 2,385 metres (7,825 ft) high, surmounting the central part of the Tapley Mountains. Discovered in December 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Laurence Gould. Named by Byrd for president 823:. Peak, 2,525 metres (8,284 ft) high, in the southeast part of the Tapley Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Paul G. Andes, United States Navy, pilot at McMurdo Station, 1962-63 and 1963-64. 1175: 1122: 403:. A mountain standing directly at the head of Roe Glacier in the Tapley Mountains. Named by US-ACAN for Richard L. Seebeck, station engineer at McMurdo Station, winter party, 1962. 250:
The western end of the Tapley Mountains runs along the lower end of the Scott Glacier, and the Ross Ice Shelf to the north. The mountains are to the north of the
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Many of the features were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63.
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Research, and chairman of the international Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
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newspapers, of Sacramento, CA, who was a contributor to the expedition.
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Features of the western end of the range, from south to north, include:
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Features of the eastern part of the range, from west to east, include:
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The Tapley Mountains were discovered in December 1929 by the
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Mount Wallace (Fresno and Inyo counties, California)
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They were named by Byrd for 13: 1: 871: 699: 661: 288: 1196:Mountains of Marie Byrd Land 7: 245: 10: 1227: 1090: 833:Evans Butte (Grand Canyon) 830: 534:Antarctic Map Folio Series 456: 445:, newspaper publisher of 151: 112: 102: 94: 89: 72: 67: 39: 34: 18:Mount Gould (Antarctica) 782:Laurence McKinley Gould 232:Laurence McKinley Gould 1176:public domain material 1123:public domain material 747: 282: 274: 911:Leverett Glacier USGS 745: 280: 272: 1206:Queen Maud Mountains 447:Nashville, Tennessee 222:Discovery and naming 216:Queen Maud Mountains 160:Queen Maud Mountains 852: /  807: /  764: /  718: /  680: /  634: /  596: /  558: /  516: /  478: /  425: /  387: /  345: /  307: /  186: /  132: /  925:, pp. 19–783. 899:Mount Goodale USGS 856:85.917°S 145.267°W 811:85.883°S 146.767°W 768:85.800°S 148.667°W 748: 722:85.750°S 149.533°W 684:85.650°S 149.250°W 638:85.567°S 150.500°W 600:85.533°S 151.200°W 562:85.550°S 151.200°W 520:85.600°S 150.800°W 482:85.650°S 151.400°W 429:85.683°S 150.600°W 391:85.733°S 150.767°W 349:85.733°S 151.883°W 311:85.850°S 150.800°W 283: 275: 190:85.750°S 149.000°W 136:85.750°S 149.000°W 68:Highest point 861:-85.917; -145.267 816:-85.883; -146.767 773:-85.800; -148.667 746:Laurence M. 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Stahlman 434:-85.683; -150.600 396:-85.733; -150.767 354:-85.733; -151.883 316:-85.850; -150.800 195:-85.750; -149.000 165: 164: 141:-85.750; -149.000 114:Range coordinates 16:(Redirected from 1218: 1173: 1172: 1163: 1162: 1160: 1146: 1145: 1143: 1135:Leverett Glacier 1120: 1119: 1115: 1114: 1112: 1106: 1085: 1079: 1073: 1067: 1061: 1055: 1049: 1043: 1037: 1031: 1025: 1019: 1013: 1007: 998: 992: 986: 980: 974: 968: 962: 956: 950: 944: 938: 932: 926: 920: 914: 908: 902: 896: 890: 884: 867: 866: 864: 863: 862: 857: 853: 850: 849: 848: 845: 822: 821: 819: 818: 817: 812: 808: 805: 804: 803: 800: 779: 778: 776: 775: 774: 769: 765: 762: 761: 760: 757: 733: 732: 730: 729: 728: 723: 719: 716: 715: 714: 711: 695: 694: 692: 691: 690: 685: 681: 678: 677: 676: 673: 654:Eastern features 649: 648: 646: 645: 644: 639: 635: 632: 631: 630: 627: 611: 610: 608: 607: 606: 601: 597: 594: 593: 592: 589: 573: 572: 570: 569: 568: 563: 559: 556: 555: 554: 551: 531: 530: 528: 527: 526: 521: 517: 514: 513: 512: 509: 493: 492: 490: 489: 488: 483: 479: 476: 475: 474: 471: 440: 439: 437: 436: 435: 430: 426: 423: 422: 421: 418: 402: 401: 399: 398: 397: 392: 388: 385: 384: 383: 380: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 350: 346: 343: 342: 341: 338: 322: 321: 319: 318: 317: 312: 308: 305: 304: 303: 300: 265:Western features 208:Leverett Glacier 201: 200: 198: 197: 196: 191: 187: 184: 183: 182: 179: 169:Tapley Mountains 155: 147: 146: 144: 143: 142: 137: 133: 130: 129: 128: 125: 85: 84: 56: 55: 49: 35:Tapley Mountains 32: 31: 21: 1226: 1225: 1221: 1220: 1219: 1217: 1216: 1215: 1186: 1185: 1170: 1166: 1158: 1156: 1141: 1139: 1117: 1110: 1108: 1104: 1093: 1088: 1080: 1076: 1068: 1064: 1056: 1052: 1044: 1040: 1032: 1028: 1020: 1016: 1008: 1001: 993: 989: 981: 977: 969: 965: 957: 953: 945: 941: 933: 929: 921: 917: 909: 905: 897: 893: 885: 878: 874: 860: 858: 854: 851: 846: 843: 841: 839: 838: 836: 829: 815: 813: 809: 806: 801: 798: 796: 794: 793: 791: 772: 770: 766: 763: 758: 755: 753: 751: 750: 740: 726: 724: 720: 717: 712: 709: 707: 705: 704: 702: 688: 686: 682: 679: 674: 671: 669: 667: 666: 664: 656: 642: 640: 636: 633: 628: 625: 623: 621: 620: 618: 604: 602: 598: 595: 590: 587: 585: 583: 582: 580: 566: 564: 560: 557: 552: 549: 547: 545: 544: 542: 524: 522: 518: 515: 510: 507: 505: 503: 502: 500: 486: 484: 480: 477: 472: 469: 467: 465: 464: 462: 455: 433: 431: 427: 424: 419: 416: 414: 412: 411: 409: 395: 393: 389: 386: 381: 378: 376: 374: 373: 371: 353: 351: 347: 344: 339: 336: 334: 332: 331: 329: 315: 313: 309: 306: 301: 298: 296: 294: 293: 291: 267: 252:Albanus Glacier 248: 228:Richard E. Byrd 224: 218:of Antarctica. 212:Albanus Glacier 194: 192: 188: 185: 180: 177: 175: 173: 172: 153: 140: 138: 134: 131: 126: 123: 121: 119: 118: 107:Marie Byrd Land 79: 63: 62: 61: 60: 59: 58: 57: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1224: 1214: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1184: 1183: 1165: 1164: 1147: 1130: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1086: 1084:, p. 228. 1074: 1062: 1060:, p. 288. 1050: 1048:, p. 330. 1038: 1036:, p. 803. 1026: 1014: 1012:, p. 205. 999: 997:, p. 107. 987: 985:, p. 793. 975: 973:, p. 706. 963: 961:, p. 661. 951: 949:, p. 308. 939: 927: 915: 903: 891: 889:, p. 733. 875: 873: 870: 828: 825: 790: 787: 739: 736: 701: 698: 663: 660: 655: 652: 617: 614: 579: 576: 541: 538: 499: 498:Mount Bushnell 496: 454: 451: 408: 407:Mount Stahlman 405: 370: 367: 328: 327:Mount Hamilton 325: 290: 287: 266: 263: 247: 244: 223: 220: 163: 162: 157: 149: 148: 116: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 87: 86: 76: 70: 69: 65: 64: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 41: 40: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1223: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1193: 1191: 1181: 1177: 1168: 1167: 1154: 1153: 1152:Mount Goodale 1148: 1137: 1136: 1131: 1128: 1124: 1103: 1102: 1096: 1095: 1083: 1078: 1072:, p. 19. 1071: 1066: 1059: 1054: 1047: 1042: 1035: 1030: 1023: 1018: 1011: 1006: 1004: 996: 991: 984: 979: 972: 967: 960: 955: 948: 943: 937:, p. 76. 936: 931: 924: 919: 912: 907: 900: 895: 888: 883: 881: 876: 869: 865: 834: 824: 820: 786: 783: 777: 744: 735: 731: 697: 693: 659: 651: 647: 613: 609: 575: 571: 537: 535: 529: 495: 491: 460: 453:Mount Wallace 450: 448: 444: 438: 404: 400: 369:Mount Seebeck 366: 364: 358: 324: 320: 286: 279: 271: 262: 259: 257: 253: 243: 241: 237: 236:Harold Tapley 233: 229: 219: 217: 213: 209: 205: 204:Scott Glacier 199: 170: 161: 158: 156: 150: 145: 117: 115: 111: 108: 105: 101: 97: 93: 88: 83: 77: 75: 71: 66: 48: 38: 33: 30: 19: 1157:, retrieved 1151: 1140:, retrieved 1134: 1109:, retrieved 1100: 1082:Alberts 1995 1077: 1070:Alberts 1995 1065: 1058:Alberts 1995 1053: 1046:Alberts 1995 1041: 1034:Alberts 1995 1029: 1022:Alberts 1995 1017: 1010:Alberts 1995 995:Alberts 1995 990: 983:Alberts 1995 978: 971:Alberts 1995 966: 959:Alberts 1995 954: 947:Alberts 1995 942: 935:Alberts 1995 930: 923:Alberts 1995 918: 906: 894: 887:Alberts 1995 837: 792: 749: 703: 665: 657: 619: 616:Pincer Point 581: 578:Durham Point 543: 540:Mount Durham 533: 501: 463: 410: 372: 330: 292: 284: 260: 249: 225: 168: 166: 154:Parent range 29: 1211:Gould Coast 1159:27 December 1142:28 December 859: / 827:Evans Butte 814: / 789:Mount Andes 771: / 738:Mount Gould 725: / 687: / 641: / 603: / 565: / 523: / 485: / 432: / 394: / 352: / 314: / 256:Roe Glacier 193: / 139: / 1190:Categories 1111:3 December 872:References 700:Mount Herr 662:Welch Peak 289:Bobo Ridge 98:Antarctica 363:McClatchy 95:Continent 90:Geography 74:Elevation 847:145°16′W 802:146°46′W 759:148°40′W 713:149°32′W 675:149°15′W 629:150°30′W 591:151°12′W 553:151°12′W 511:150°48′W 473:151°24′W 420:150°36′W 382:150°46′W 340:151°53′W 302:150°48′W 246:Location 181:149°00′W 127:149°00′W 1091:Sources 844:85°55′S 799:85°53′S 756:85°48′S 710:85°45′S 672:85°39′S 626:85°34′S 588:85°32′S 550:85°33′S 508:85°36′S 470:85°39′S 417:85°41′S 379:85°44′S 337:85°44′S 299:85°51′S 240:Dunedin 214:in the 178:85°45′S 124:85°45′S 1105:(PDF) 1161:2023 1144:2023 1113:2023 210:and 167:The 103:Area 238:of 1192:: 1002:^ 879:^ 536:. 1182:. 1129:. 1024:. 913:. 901:. 835:. 461:. 171:( 20:)

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Mount Gould (Antarctica)
Tapley Mountains is located in Antarctica
Elevation
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Marie Byrd Land
Range coordinates
85°45′S 149°00′W / 85.750°S 149.000°W / -85.750; -149.000
Parent range
Queen Maud Mountains
85°45′S 149°00′W / 85.750°S 149.000°W / -85.750; -149.000
Scott Glacier
Leverett Glacier
Albanus Glacier
Queen Maud Mountains
Richard E. Byrd
Laurence McKinley Gould
Harold Tapley
Dunedin
Albanus Glacier
Roe Glacier


85°51′S 150°48′W / 85.850°S 150.800°W / -85.850; -150.800
85°44′S 151°53′W / 85.733°S 151.883°W / -85.733; -151.883
McClatchy
85°44′S 150°46′W / 85.733°S 150.767°W / -85.733; -150.767
85°41′S 150°36′W / 85.683°S 150.600°W / -85.683; -150.600
James G. Stahlman
Nashville, Tennessee
Mount Wallace (Fresno and Inyo counties, California)

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