Dismal Mountains
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| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 5 ′ S , 55 ° 25 ′ E | |
The Dismal Mountains (English for gloomy mountains ) are a group of Nunatakkern in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . They tower 35 miles southwest of Rayner Peak .
Aerial photographs were taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Australian geodesist Graham Alexander Knuckey (1932–1969) carried out measurements on a dog sled ride from Amundsen Bay to Mawson Station in December 1958. The mountain range is often overcast, which is why it was named.
Web links
- Dismal Mountains in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dismal Mountains on geographic.org (English).