Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition

Background

Partial Listing of Discoveries

• Mount Abrams - Named for Talbert Abrams, noted photogrammetric engineer
• Mount Becker - Named for Ralph A. Becker, legal counsel who assisted in the formation of RARE
• Mount Brundage - Named for Burr Brundage, U.S. Department of State, who assisted in making arrangements for the expedition
• English Coast- Named for Capt. Robert A.J. English, USN, Executive Secretary of the USAS
• Sweeney Mountains - Named for Mrs. Edward C. Sweeney, a contributor to the expedition
• Behrendt Mountains - Named for John C. Behrendt, traverse seismologist at Ellsworth Station
• Merrick Mountains - Named for Conrad G. Merrick, USGS topographic engineer
• Gardner Inlet - Named for Irvine Gardner, physicist at the National Bureau of Standards
• Thuronyi Bluff - Named for Géza Thuronyi, an Antarctic scholar at the Library of Congress
• Wetmore Glacier - Named for Alexander Wetmore, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
• Irvine Glacier - Named for George J. Irvine, of the Engineer Depot at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
• Quilty Nunataks - Named for Patrick Quilty, geologist with the University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Mount Coman - Named for Dr. F. Dana Coman, physician with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition
• Haag Nunataks - Named for Joseph Haag, head of Todd Pacific Shipyards
• Ewing Island - Named for Dr. Maurice Ewing, Columbia University, assisted in planning RARE
• Cape Adams - Named for Lt. Charles J. Adams of the then USAAF, pilot with the expedition
• Bowman Peninsula - Named for Isaiah Bowman, American geographer.
• Orville Coast - Named for Capt. Howard T. Orville, USN, Head of the Naval Aerological Service
• Ketchum Glacier - Named for Cdr. Gerald Ketchum, USN, commander of the Burton Island
• Mount Austin - Named for Stephen F. Austin, American colonizer in Texas
• Mount Edward - Named for Cdr. Edward C. Sweeney, USNR, a contributor to the expedition
• Mount Owen - Named for Arthur Owen, a member of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition