Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Denfeld Mountains (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Denfeld Mountains (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Mountain (2a)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A group of scattered mountains between Crevasse Valley Glacier and Arthur Glacier in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. The mountains were explored by the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions (1928-30 and 1933-35) and by the USAS (1939-41) all led by R. Admiral R.E. Byrd. Named for Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations and a member of the joint Chiefs of Staff (1947-49), who helped in the planning and organization of Operation Highjump (1946-47) for which Byrd was leader.
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