Planet Heights
Planet Heights are a series of summits running along an ice-free ridge, extending 24 nautical miles in a north-south direction between the southernmost extremity of the LeMay Range and George VI Sound in the east part of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory.
The Planet Heights extend north to south from Jupiter Glacier to Uranus Glacier, east of Milky Way (an ice-covered area extending towards the LeMay Range).
Many landforms and nearby features are named in association with this mountain range, some of these include landforms named after astronomers, satellites, planets and other things related to astrology and astrophysics.
The mountain range was first mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, and by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in association with the nearby glaciers which were named for planets of the solar system.
(The only planet that is not featured in any of these glaciers is the Earth itself.)
Glaciers
| Name | Length | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury Glacier | 5 miles | 71°34’0"S, 68°13’60"W |
| Venus Glacier | 10 miles | 71°37’60"S, 68°15’0"W |
| Mars Glacier | 6 miles | 71°54’0"S, 68°22’60"W |
| Jupiter Glacier | 10 miles | 70°57’0"S, 68°30’0"W |
| Saturn Glacier | 15 miles | 72°57’0"S, 68°34’60"W |
| Uranus Glacier | 19 miles | 71°24’0"S, 68°19’60"W |
| Neptune Glacier | 12 miles | 71°43’60"S, 68°16’60"W |
| Pluto Glacier | 10 miles | 71°7’0"S, 68°22’0"W |
Location
- Location map: 68°37’12"S, 71°12’13"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Planet Heights
