Antarctica of centuries. Several Antarctic ice streams, which account for about 10% of the ice sheet, flow to one of the many Antarctic ice shelves: see ice-sheet dynamics. East Antarctica lies on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains and comprises Coats Land, Queen Maud Land, Enderby Land, Mac. Robertson Land, Wilkes Land, and Victoria Land. All but a small portion of this region lies within the Eastern Hemisphere. East Antarctica is largely covered by the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica at , is located in the Ellsworth Mountains. Antarctica contains many other mountains,
Mount Nelson (Antarctica) of the team of scientists and geographers who set up satellite tracking at McMurdo Station in Antarctica in 1965, as well as many other locations worldwide. During 1965 the equipment needed to track satellites took up two large building roughly the size of a semi-trailer, in contrast GPS abilities available in hand held devices 40 years later. Mount Nelson (Antarctica) Mount Nelson is a mountain tall, standing three miles northeast of Mount Pulitzer, near the west side of Scott Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica. It was first mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35). The mountain was named