Cartographers Range Explained

Map:Antarctica
Label:Cartographers Range
Region:Victoria Land, Antarctica
Country:Antarctica
Country Type:Continent
Range Coordinates:-72.35°N 217°W

Cartographers Range (-72.35°N 217°W) is a rugged range about long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land in Antarctica. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier.Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the cartographers and cartographic technicians of the Branch of Special Maps, USGS.

Glaciers

The Cartographers Range is bounded to the north by the Lensen Glacier and Pearl Harbor Glacier, to the east by the Tucker Glacier and to the south by the Wood Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier.The Lensen Glacier, DeWald Glacier and Whiplash Glacier flow north from the range into the Pearl Harbor Glacier. The Wood Glacier, Croll Glacier, Hearfield Glacier and Coulston Glacier flow south into the Trafalgar Glacier.

Features

Features include, from west to east:

Harrison Peak

-72.4°N 205°W. A peak high along the north side of Wood Glacier, about north of Mount McDonald.Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for William R. Harrison, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Bramble Peak

-72.3667°N 225°W. A peak high that surmounts the northeast side of the head of Croll Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Edward J. Bramble, United States Navy, aviation machinist's mate with Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Capling Peak

-72.4333°N 175°W. A peak high on the north side of Croll Glacier, southeast of Bramble Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64.Named by US-ACAN for Robert W. Capling, United States Navy, aviation machinist's mate and flight engineer on Hercules aircraft at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968.

Aldridge Peak

-72.45°N 191°W. A peak high on the ridge between Hearfield Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for James A. Aldridge, aviation machinist's mate with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Conard Peak

-72.3667°N 193°W. A peak high along the north side of Hearfield Glacier, about north of Aldridge Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Ralph W. Conard, a member of the aircraft ground handling crew with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at Williams Field, Ross Island, during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

Mount Bridger

-72.2833°N 202°W. A mountain high along the south side of Pearl Harbor Glacier, situated north-northeast of Conard Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for William D. Bridger, United States Navy, aviation machinist's mate and flight engineer on Hercules aircraft at Williams Field, Ross Island, on Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

Moraine Ridge

-72.3°N 171°W. A small ridge in the northeast part of Cartographers Range, descending to the southwest flank of Tucker Glacier just south of the junction with Pearl Harbor Glacier. So named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58.

Stevenson Peak

-72.4167°N 185°W. A peak, high, standing west-northwest of Bypass Hill.Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Robert G. Stevenson, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1967-68.

Bypass Hill

-72.4667°N 196°W. Hill, high, situated on the ridge at the junction of Tucker and Trafalgar Glaciers. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, who established a survey station at this point.