Eland Mountains

[1] Download coordinates as: The Eland Mountains are near the Wilkins Coast of central Palmer Land, which borders the Weddell Sea to the east.

[2] The Eland Mountains were discovered in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), and they appear in aerial photographs taken by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in September 1940.

During 1947 they were photographed from the air by members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), charted them from the ground.

Named by US-ACAN for Captain Phillip L. Hall, United States Army, Assistant Civil Engineering Officer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze, 1969 and 1970.

Named by US-ACAN for Kerry B. Clark, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist on the International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expedition in 1968 and 1969.

Named by US-ACAN for Captain Hugh A. Kelley, United States Navy, Commander of Antarctic Support Activities during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969.

Named by US-ACAN for Richard L. Reynolds, geologist with the USGS Lassiter Coast geologic and mapping party in 1970-71.

A prominent solitary nunatak that rises above the ice in the eastern part of the Dyer Plateau, approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west of the head of Clifford Glacier.

Northern Palmer Land. Smith Inlet east of center of map