Mount Bellingshausen Explained

Map:Antarctica
Region:Victoria Land, Antarctica
Country:Antarctica
Country Type:Continent
Parent:Prince Albert Mountains
Coordinates:-75.1167°N 168°W

Mount Bellingshausen (-75.1167°N 168°W) is a conspicuous cone-shaped mountain, high, standing northeast of Mount Priestley between Larsen Glacier and David Glacier, in the Prince Albert Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mount Bellingshausen was discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901–04, led by Robert Falcon Scott, and named by him after Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen, leader of the Russian expedition of 1819–21.

Location

Mount Bellinghausen is south of the Larsen Glacier and north of the David Glacier, near the mouths of both glaciers on the Ross Sea.Nearby features include Fleming Head, Cape Philippi, Mount Neumayer and the D'Urville Wall on the coast, Mount Crummer on the east side of the Larsen Glacier, Mount Stierer and Mount Gaberlein to the north, Mount Fearon and Evans Heights to the west and Mount Priestley (Antarctica)|Mount Priestley to the southwest.

Features

Mount Neumayer

-75.2667°N 179°W. A mountain high surmounting D'Urville Wall on the north side of the terminus of David Glacier. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901-04, under Scott, who named this feature for Georg von Neumayer, German geophysicist, who was active in organizing Antarctic exploration.

Mount Crummer

-75.05°N 196°W. A massive, brown granite mountain, high, immediately south of Backstairs Passage Glacier. First charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 (BrAE), under Ernest Shackleton.

Mount Stierer

-75.1°N 171°W. A mountain high rising north-northeast of Mount Bellingshausen. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1957-62.Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Byron A. Stierer, Airman First Class,United States Air Force, a member of the McMurdo Station wintering party, 1962.

Mount Gaberlein

-75.0667°N 166°W. A mountain, high, standing north-northwest of Mount Bellingshausen. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1957-62.Named by US-ACAN for William E. Gaberlein, Chief Construction Electrician, United States Navy, who wintered over at McMurdo Station in 1962 and 1964.

Mount Fearon

-75.0833°N 203°W. A mountain, high, rising at the east side of Woodberry Glacier, northwest of Mount Priestley. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-62. Named by US-ACAN for Colin E. Fearon, biologist at McMurdo Station, summer 1962-63.

Evans Heights

-75.1°N 194°W. Small rock heights on the west side of the mouth of Woodberry Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-62. Named by US-ACAN for John P. Evans, field assistant at McMurdo Station, 1964-65.

Mount Priestley

-75.1833°N 214°W. A mountain, high, rising at the north side of David Glacier, southwest of Mount Bellingshausen. First mapped by the BrAE, 1907-09, which named it for Raymond Priestley, geologist with the expedition, who was later a member of the BrAE, 1910-13.