Clark Mountains
| Clark Mountains | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ford Ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 16 ′ S , 142 ° 0 ′ W | |
 Boyd Glacier map sheet from 1969, Clark Mountains to the northeast of the map |
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The Clark Mountains comprise a series of low mountains around 1200 m in height, which are located about 15 km east of the Allegheny 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 Clark University in Worcester , Massachusetts .
Web links
- Clark Mountains in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Clark Mountains on geographic.org (English)