Quam Heights
Template:Infobox mountain Quam Heights (Template:Coord) is a mostly snow-covered heights, Template:Convert long and Template:Convert wide, rising over Template:Convert and forming the coastline between the Barnett Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica.Template:Sfn
Exploration and naming
The Quam Heights were mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photography, 1960–63. The site was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Louis O. Quam, chief scientist of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, 1967–72.Template:Sfn
Location
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Quam Heights is in the extreme east of the Anare Mountains, to the south of Barnett Glacier and Smith Inlet. It is separated by the Douglas Gap from the Hedgpeth Heights to the east. The Dennistoun Glacier flows east to the Pacific Ocean along its southern flank. Features include Mount Neder on the west side, and Cape Oakley and Cape Scott on the coast.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Features
Mount Neder
Template:Coord. Mountain with a small, pointed summit Template:Convert high that surmounts the northwest part of Quam Heights. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Irving R. Neder, United States ArmyRP geologist in the Ohio Range and Wisconsin Range area, 1965-66, and McMurdo Sound area, 1966-67.Template:Sfn
Cape Oakeley
Template:Coord. Bold headland on the northeast side of Quam Heights. It forms the south side of the entrance of Smith Inlet. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Ross, RN, who named it for Henry Oakeley, mate on the Erebus.Template:Sfn
Cape Scott
Template:Coord. A cape at the west side of the terminus of Dennistoun Glacier. Discovered by Captain James Ross, 1841, who named it for Peter A. Scott, Mate on the Terror.Template:Sfn
References
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