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Forrestal Range

February 28, 2024

The Forrestal Range (83°00′S 049°30′W / 83.000°S 49.500°W / -83.000; -49.500) is a largely snow-covered mountain range, about 105 km (65 mi) long, standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a transcontinental patrol plane flight of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of the Weddell Sea and return.[1]

Forrestal Range
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Forrestal Range in Antarctica

Named by the US-ACAN after USS Forrestal, first supercarrier of the U.S. Navy. The entire Pensacola Mountains were mapped by USGS in 1967 and 1968 from U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photographs taken in 1964.[1]

Key mountains edit

Key geographical features edit

  • Lexington Table (83°05′S 49°45′W / 83.083°S 49.750°W / -83.083; -49.750) is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, about 15 miles (24 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide, standing just north of Kent Gap and Saratoga Table. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 on a transcontinental nonstop flight by personnel of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of Weddell Sea and return. Named by US-ACAN for USS Lexington of 1926, one of the first large aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy.[8]
  • Saratoga Table (83°20′S 50°30′W / 83.333°S 50.500°W / -83.333; -50.500) is a high, flat, snow-covered plateau, 8 miles (13 km) long and 6 miles (9.7 km) wide, standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 on a transcontinental nonstop flight by personnel of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of Weddell Sea and return. Named by US-ACAN for USS Saratoga of 1926, one of the first large aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy.[9]

Features edit

Geographical features include:

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2004-11-03.
  2. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  3. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  4. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  5. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2005-11-11.
  6. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  7. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  8. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  9. ^ . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-11-07.

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February 28, 2024
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The Forrestal Range 83 00 S 049 30 W 83 000 S 49 500 W 83 000 49 500 is a largely snow covered mountain range about 105 km 65 mi long standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica Discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a transcontinental patrol plane flight of U S Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of the Weddell Sea and return 1 Forrestal Rangeclass notpageimage Forrestal Range in Antarctica Named by the US ACAN after USS Forrestal first supercarrier of the U S Navy The entire Pensacola Mountains were mapped by USGS in 1967 and 1968 from U S Navy tricamera aerial photographs taken in 1964 1 Contents 1 Key mountains 2 Key geographical features 3 Features 4 ReferencesKey mountains editAbele Spur 83 13 S 51 5 W 83 217 S 51 083 W 83 217 51 083 is a rock spur that descends west from Mount Lechner toward the Herring Nunataks It was named by US ACAN at the suggestion of Arthur B Ford for Gunars Abele civil engineer on the 1973 1974 United States Antarctic Research Program USARP CRREL survey in this area 2 Blount Nunatak 83 16 S 51 19 W 83 267 S 51 317 W 83 267 51 317 is a prominent nunatak 1 630 m 5 350 ft standing 3 nautical miles 5 6 km southwest of Mount Lechner on the west side of Forrestal Range Discovered and photographed on January 13 1956 during a U S Navy transcontinental nonstop plane flight from McMurdo Sound to Weddell Sea and return Named by US ACAN for Hartford E Blount aviation machinists mate with U S Navy Squadron VX during Operation Deep Freeze 1956 3 Cooke Crags 83 10 S 50 43 W 83 167 S 50 717 W 83 167 50 717 are rock crags on the ice slope between Henderson Bluff and Mount Lechner on the west side of Lexington Table The area was mapped by USGS from surveys and U S Navy aerial photographs 1956 1966 Named by US ACAN in 1979 after James E Cooke USGS geophysicist who worked in Forrestal Range and Dufek Massif 1978 1979 4 Mount Lechner 83 14 S 50 55 W 83 233 S 50 917 W 83 233 50 917 is a prominent mountain 2 030 m 6 660 ft surmounting the southwest end of Saratoga Table Mapped by USGS from surveys and U S Navy air photos 1956 1966 Named by US ACAN for Major Ralph C Lechner USA airlift coordinator on the staff of the Commander U S Naval Support Force Antarctica 1964 1966 5 Watts Summit 83 12 S 50 31 W 83 200 S 50 517 W 83 200 50 517 is a peak rising to 1 785 m 5 856 ft in the southwestern corner of Lexington Table Mapped by USGS in 1967 from ground surveys and U S Navy aerial photographs taken 1964 Named in 1979 by US ACAN after Raymond D Watts USGS geophysicist who worked in the Forrestal Range and Dufek Massif 1978 1979 6 Mount Zirzow 83 8 S 49 6 W 83 133 S 49 100 W 83 133 49 100 is a mountain 1 615 m 5 299 ft standing 4 miles 6 4 km north of Mount Mann on the east edge of Lexington Table Mapped by USGS from surveys and U S Navy air photos 1956 1966 Named by US ACAN for Commander Charles F Zirzow U S Navy Assistant Chief of Staff to the Commander U S Naval Support Force Antarctica 1966 1967 7 Key geographical features editLexington Table 83 05 S 49 45 W 83 083 S 49 750 W 83 083 49 750 is a high flat snow covered plateau about 15 miles 24 km long and 10 miles 16 km wide standing just north of Kent Gap and Saratoga Table Discovered and photographed on January 13 1956 on a transcontinental nonstop flight by personnel of U S Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of Weddell Sea and return Named by US ACAN for USS Lexington of 1926 one of the first large aircraft carriers of the U S Navy 8 Saratoga Table 83 20 S 50 30 W 83 333 S 50 500 W 83 333 50 500 is a high flat snow covered plateau 8 miles 13 km long and 6 miles 9 7 km wide standing just south of Kent Gap and Lexington Table Discovered and photographed on January 13 1956 on a transcontinental nonstop flight by personnel of U S Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the vicinity of Weddell Sea and return Named by US ACAN for USS Saratoga of 1926 one of the first large aircraft carriers of the U S Navy 9 Features editGeographical features include Ackerman Nunatak Beiszer Nunatak Burmester Dome Butler Rocks Camp Spur Chambers Glacier Coal Rock Creaney Nunataks Crouse Spur Dyrdal Peak Erlanger Spur Fierle Peak Ford Ice Piedmont Franko Escarpment Gabbro Crest Grob Ridge Haskill Nunatak Henderson Bluff Herring Nunataks Hodge Escarpment Huie Cliffs Kent Gap Kovacs Glacier Lance Rocks Larson Nunataks Magnetite Bluff Mathis Spur May Valley McCauley Rock Median Snowfield Mount Hook Mount Hummer Mount Malville Mount Mann Mount Stephens Ray Nunatak Ritala Spur Ronald Rock Sallee Snowfield Sheriff Cliffs Skidmore Cliff Sorna Bluff Support Force Glacier Thompo Icefall Vanguard Nunatak Vigen CliffsReferences edit a b Forrestal Range Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2004 11 03 Abele Spur Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2008 03 23 Blount Nunatak Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2010 11 07 Cooke Crags Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2010 11 07 Mount Lechner Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2005 11 11 Watts Summit Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2010 11 07 Mount Zirzow Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2008 03 20 Lexington Table Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2010 11 07 Saratoga Table Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2010 11 07 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forrestal Range amp oldid 1033240263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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