Allegheny Mountains (Antarctica)
| Allegheny Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Darling ( 1095 m ) | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ford Ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 15 ′ S , 143 ° 18 ′ W | |
 Boyd Glacier map sheet from 1969, Allegheny Mountains in the middle of the northeastern quarter |
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The Allegheny Mountains are a small group of mountains about 15 km west of the Clark Mountains in the Ford Ranges of the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land .
They were discovered during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) during overflights from West Base . They are named after Allegheny College in Meadville , Pennsylvania , alma mater of US Antarctic explorer Paul Siple , who heads West Base .
Web links
- Allegheny Mountains in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Allegheny Mountains on geographic.org (English)