Sweeney Mountains
| Sweeney Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Jenkins ( 1705 m ) | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 75 ° 6 ′ S , 69 ° 15 ′ W | |
The Sweeney Mountains are a group of mountains in the east of West Antarctic Ellsworthland . They extend over a length of 65 km and are 48 km north of the Hauberg Mountains . From west to east, they include the Morgan Nunatakker , Mount Smart , Mount Ballard , Mount Edward , Mount Jenkins , Potter Peak , the Anderson Nunatakker and Hagerty Peak .
They were discovered during the US Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). Expedition leader Finn Ronne named her after Catherine Sweeney (1914-1995), wife of Edward C. Sweeney (1906-1967), a sponsor of the expedition.
Web links
- Sweeney Mountains in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sweeney Mountains on geographic.org (English)