Sarnoff Mountains
Sarnoff Mountains is located in Antarctica
Sarnoff Mountains
Sarnoff Mountains
Highest point
Elevation412 m (1,352 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Dimensions
Length25 nautical miles (46 km)
Width4–8 nautical miles (7,400–14,800 m)
Naming
EtymologyDavid Sarnoff, president of RCA, who provided radio equipment for the expedition
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
AreaMarie Byrd Land
Range coordinates77°10′S 145°0′W / 77.167°S 145.000°W / -77.167; -145.000
Parent rangeFord Ranges
Climbing
First ascentByrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-35)

Sarnoff Mountains (77°10′S 145°0′W / 77.167°S 145.000°W / -77.167; -145.000) is a range of mountains, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 4 to 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide separating the west-flowing Boyd and Arthur Glaciers in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Walgreen Peak forms the northwest extremity of the range.

The west end of the range was discovered and roughly plotted from photos taken by Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) on the flight of December 5, 1929. The range was mapped in greater detail by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35) and United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41), all expeditions led by R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Named for David Sarnoff, president of RCA (Radio Corporation of America), who provided radio equipment for receiving and transmitting that was used in the field and at Little America by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35).

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