Churchill Mountains

Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains are a mountain range group of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica. They border on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier.
Several of the range's highest summits, including Mounts Egerton, Field, Nares, Wharton, and Albert Markham were first seen and named by the Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904 (aka: British National Antarctic Expedition), under Robert Falcon Scott
The mountains were mapped in detail by the USGS from Tellurometer surveys during 1960–61, and by United States Navy air photos in 1960.
They were named by the US-ACAN for Sir Winston Churchill.
Mountains and peaks
Mount Albert Markham
Mount Albert Markham is a striking flat-topped mountain, standing midway between Mount Nares and Pyramid Mountain. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition and named for Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham, a member of the Ship Committee for the expedition.
Mount Egerton
Mount Egerton is a mountain rising five km north-northwest of Mount Field. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition and named for Admiral Sir George Le Clerc Egerton, a member of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, one of Scott's advisors for this expedition.
Mount Field
Mount Field is a mountain standing 5 km SSE of Mount Egerton. Discovered and named by the Discovery Expedition.
Mount Frost
Mount Frost is a mountain standing 4 mi S of Mount Zinkovich, at the southern side of the head of Silk Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Col. Foy B. Frost, USAF, commanding officer of the Ninth Troop Carrier Squadron, which furnished C-124 Globemaster airlift support between New Zealand and the Antarctic and from McMurdo Sound inland to Byrd, Eights, and South Pole Stations during U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze 1962.
Mount Hamilton
Mount Hamilton stands at the eastern edge of Kent Plateau, south of Mount Tuatara. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition and named for Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, who served on Arctic voyages (1850–54) and was a member of the Ship Committee for this expedition.
Mount Nares
Mount Nares is a massive mountain located just south of Mount Albert Markham and overlooking the head of Flynn Glacier. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition led by Scott, who named it for Sir George S. Nares, captain of an Arctic expedition in 1875-76, and a member of the Ship Committee for Scott's expedition.
Pyramid Mountain
Pyramid Mountain is a conspicuous pyramidal mountain standing 4 mi N of Mount Albert Markham. Discovered and named by the Discovery Expedition.
Mount Tuatara
Mount Tuatara is a mountain standing on the southern side of Byrd Glacier, 7 mi N of Mount Hamilton. Mapped by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) who so named it because the long spiny summit ridge resembles a lizard. The Tuatara is a reptile endemic to New Zealand.
Turk Peak
Turk Peak is a large hump-shaped peak being the central of three peaks on a ridge 6 mi N of Mount Zinkovich. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Col. Wilbert Turk, commander of the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron which initiated the flights of C-130 Hercules aircraft in Antarctica in January 1960.
Mount Wharton
Mount Wharton is a mountain standing 8.8 km (5.5 mi) west of Turk Peak. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition and named for Sir William Wharton, Hydrographer to the Royal Navy, 1884-1904.
Young Peaks
Young Peaks is a group of peaks along a ridge running west–east, starting 5 km east of Mount Coley. The feature is 5 km long with summits rising above 1200 m. Flanked by Lee Glacier at north and Jorda Glacier at south. Named in honor of Pamela Young who was the first female event member in the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP).
Mount Zinkovich
Mount Zinkovich is a pointed mountain standing 4 miles (6 km) north of Mount Frost at the north side of the head of Silk Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Colonel Michael Zinkovich, United States Air Force (USAF), commanding officer of the 1710th Aerial Port Squadron, which furnished airlift support between New Zealand and Antarctica, and from McMurdo Sound inland to Byrd, Eights, and South Pole Stations during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1962.
Sub−ranges
Sub−ranges of the Churchill Mountains include:
Carlstrom Foothills
Carnegie Range
Cobham Range
Darley Hills
Holyoake Range
Nash Range
Surveyors Range
Other features
Ahern Glacier
Algie Knoll
Alligator Eyes
Black Icefalls
Bradshaw Peak
Brecher Glacier
Byrd Glacier
Carlstrom Foothills
Carr Crest
Cerberus Peak
Chapman Snowfield
Cooper Snowfield
Cupcake Peaks
Donnally Glacier
East Egerton
Elder Peak
Entrikin Glacier
Festive Plateau
Flynn Glacier
Gamble Glacier
Horseshoe Nunatak
Jorda Glacier
Keating Massif
Kelly Plateau
Kent Plateau
Kilroy Bluff
Kiwi Pass
Lee Glacier
Mansergh Wall
McLay Glacier
Miscast Nunataks
Mount Coley
Mount Durnford
Mount Frost
Mount Hubble
Mount Liard
Mount Massam
Mount Moa
Mount Morse
Nimrod Glacier
Peacock Heights
Prior Cliff
Reid Bluff
Roberts Pike
Rutland Nunatak
Silk Glacier
Sivjee Glacier
Sleek Spur
Soza Icefalls
Stark Ridge
Swithinbank Range
Taniwha Cove
See also
References
Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency
Transantarctic Mountains
Shackleton Coast