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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 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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