Walker Mountains
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox mountain The Walker Mountains (Template:Coord) are a range of peaks and nunataks which are fairly well separated but trend east–west to form the axis, or spine, of Thurston Island in Antarctica.Template:Sfn
Location
The Walker Mountains form the spine of Thurston Island, running from west to east along the length of the island. Features, from west to east, include Landfall Peak, Mount Lopez, Mount Caldwell, Henderson Knob, Mount Kazukaitis, Mount Simpson, Mount Noxon, Mount Leech, Mount Hubbard, Smith Peak, Mount Borgeson, Guy Peaks, Mount Hawthorne, Mount Bramhall, Zuhn Bluff and Parker Peak.Template:Sfn
Discovery and Name
The Walker Mountains were discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from the ship Bear on February 27, 1940. They were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-SCAN) for Lt. William M. Walker, captain of the United States Exploring Expedition ship Flying Fish which reached a point 100 mi N of Thurston Island on March 23, 1839.Template:Sfn
Features
Landfall Peak
Template:Coord. Prominent peak-shaped landmark near the extreme west end of Thurston Island, about Template:Convert east-northeast of Cape Flying Fish. Discovered by members of the USAS in flights from the ship Bear in February 1940, and photographed at that time by E.B. Perce. The peak was plotted from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump (OpHjp) in December 1946, and was observed by personnel of the United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. So named by US-ACAN because rock exposures on the peak serve as a mark for ships approaching Thurston Island from the west.Template:Sfn
Mount Lopez
Template:Coord. A peak located Template:Convert east of Landfall Peak in the west part of Thurston Island. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for Ens. Maxwell A. Lopez, United States Navy, a member of the expedition who lost his life in a seaplane crash at Thurston Island on December 30, 1946.Template:Sfn
Mount Caldwell
Template:Coord. A peak located Template:Convert southeast of Mount Lopez. . Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Captain Henry Howard Caldwell, United States Navy, captain of the seaplane tender Pine Island which explored the area during this expedition. Caldwell and five others survived a December 30, 1946 crash of a seaplane at Thurston Island.Template:Sfn
Hendersin Knob
Template:Coord. An ice-covered knob rising between the heads of Craft Glacier and Rochray Glacier in the southwest part of Thurston Island. First plotted from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for aviation radioman Wendell K. Hendersin, United States Navy, a member of the expedition who lost his life in a seaplane crash at Thurston Island on December 30, 1946.Template:Sfn
Mount Kazukaitis
Template:Coord. A peak located at the base of Hughes Peninsula in the west part of Thurston Island. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Chief Photographer's Mate Frank Kazukaitis, United States Navy, who recorded features of the Walgreen Coast and Eights Coast on the United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. He served as photographer on several additional Navy Deep Freeze deployments to Antarctica.Template:Sfn
Mount Simpson
Template:Coord. A peak rising just west of the head of Hale Glacier. First mapped from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant B.L. Simpson, Jr., of United States Navy Squadron VX-6, pilot of the P2V Neptune airplane which took additional air photos of the area in January 1960.Template:Sfn
Mount Noxon
Template:Coord. A peak rising at the head of Myers Glacier. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Sergeant W.C. Noxon, USMC, who served as navigator on aerial photographic flights over this area by United States Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960.Template:Sfn
Mount Leech
Template:Coord. A peak standing Template:Convert northwest of Mount Hubbard. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Robert E. Leech, entomologist who participated in a USARP airborne insect program in the Ross, Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea areas in the 1959-60 season.Template:Sfn
Mount Hubbard
Template:Coord. A peak standing Template:Convert east of Mount Noxon. First plotted from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Harold A. Hubbard, USGS geologist aboard the icebreaker Burton Island, who made investigations in the area in February 1960 during the United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition.Template:Sfn
Dickens Peak
Template:Coord A peak Template:Convert north-northwest of Smith Peak in north-central Thurston Island. Named by US-ACAN after Aviation Machinist's Mate J.D. Dickens, aircrewman in the Eastern Group of United States Navy (United States Navy) Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this peak and adjacent coastal areas, 1946-47.Template:Sfn
Smith Peak
Template:Coord. A prominent peak rising southeast of the head of Potaka Inlet and Template:Convert east-northeast of Mount Hubbard. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Dean C. Smith, aviation pilot of the ByrdAE in 1928-30.Template:Sfn
Litz Bluff
Template:Coord An ice-covered bluff Template:Convert west of Mount Borgeson. Rock salients mark the face of the bluff. Named by US-ACAN after Ensign M. Eugene Litz, navigator and second pilot of PBM Mariner aircraft in the Eastern Group of United States Navy (United States Navy) Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this bluff and coastal areas adjacent to Thurston Island, 1946-47.Template:Sfn
Mount Borgeson
Template:Coord. A peak Template:Convert east-southeast of Smith Peak. First delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for Warren T. Borgeson, topographic engineer with the United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition, who established geodetic control points in this area in February 1960. Template:Sfn
Lowe Nunataks
Template:Coord A cluster of low peaks or nunataks Template:Convert southeast of Mount Borgeson. Named by US-ACAN after Photographer's Mate W.L. Lowe, aircrewman in the Eastern Group of United States Navy (United States Navy) Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this feature and coastal areas adjacent to Thurston Island, 1946-47.Template:Sfn
Guy Peaks
Template:Coord. A cluster of peaks located Template:Convert northeast of Mount Borgeson, overlooking Peale Inlet. Mapped from air photos made by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Arthur W. Guy, electrical engineer at Byrd Station, 1964-65.Template:Sfn
Mount Hawthorne
Template:Coord. A prominent mountain rising directly south of the base of Noville Peninsula. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the USAS in a flight from the Bear on February 27, 1940. Named by Byrd for Roger Hawthorne, field representative for the USAS, 1939-41.Template:Sfn
Mount Bramhall
Template:Coord. A peak located Template:Convert east of Mount Hawthorne. First delineated from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Doctor E.H. Bramhall, physicist of the ByrdAE in 1933-35.Template:Sfn
Zuhn Bluff
Template:Coord. Steep north-facing bluff standing about Template:Convert east-southeast of Mount Bramhall. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Arthur A. Zuhn, physicist with the ByrdAE in 1933-35. Template:Sfn
Parker Peak
Template:Coord. A peak rising at the base of Evans Peninsula. Delineated from air photos taken by United States Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by US-ACAN for Alton N. Parker, aviation pilot of the ByrdAE in 1928-30.Template:Sfn
See also
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