Scaife Mountains

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The Scaife Mountains (75°06′S, 065°08′W) is a group of mountains rising west of Prehn Peninsula and between the Ketchum and Ueda glaciers, at the base of Antarctic Peninsula.

Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne, 1947-48, who named these mountains for Alan M. Scaife of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a contributor to the expedition.

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