Mountain ranges of Antarctica

The Admiralty Mountains (alternatively Admiralty Range) ( ) is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica. This mountain group is bounded by the sea, and by the Dennistoun, Ebbe, and Tucker glaciers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Admiralty Mountains"

The Ames Range ( ) is an Antarctic range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 32 km (20 mi) and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ames Range"

The Anare Mountains ( ) is a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the south by the Ebbe and Dennistoun glaciers. Mountains in this area were first sighted by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anare Mountains"

The Argentina Range ( ) is a mountain range of rock peaks and bluffs, 67 km (42 mi) long, lying 56 km (35 mi) east of the northern part of Forrestal Range in the northeastern portion of the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 in the course of a US Navy transcontinental nonstop plane flight from McMurdo Sound to Weddell Sea and return. ...more on Wikipedia about "Argentina Range"

The Bastien Range ( ) is an Antarctic mountain range of moderate height which extends in a NW-SE direction for about 64 km (40 mi), flanking the SW side of Nimitz Glacier and the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bastien Range"

The Behrendt Mountains ( ) is a group of mountains, 32 km (20 mi) long, aligned in the form of a horseshoe with the opening to the southwest, standing 11 km (7 mi) SW of Merrick Mountains in Ellsworth Land. Discovered and photographed from the air by the RARE, 1947-48, under Finn Ronne. ...more on Wikipedia about "Behrendt Mountains"

Belgica Mountains ( ) is an isolated chain of mountains about 10 miles long, standing 60 miles east-southeast of the Sor Rondane Mountains in Queen Maud Land. The chain was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1957-58) under Gaston de Gerlache, and named after the ship Belgica, commanded by his father, Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897-99. ...more on Wikipedia about "Belgica Mountains"

Bowers Mountains ( ) is a group of north-south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km (90 mi) long and 56 km (35 mi) wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra Nova, under Lt. Harry L.L. Pennell, RN, and subsequently named "Bowers Hills". Lt. Henry R. Bowers perished with Captain Robert F. Scott on the return from the South Pole in 1912. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bowers Mountains"

Britannia Range is an Antarctic mountain range bounded by the Hatherton and Darwin glaciers on the north and the Byrd Glacier on the south, westward of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) under Scott. ...more on Wikipedia about "Britannia Range"

Bunger Hills or Bunger Lakes or Bunger Oasis is a coastal range in Antarctica, consisting of a group of moderately low, rounded coastal hills, overlain by morainic drift and notably ice free in the summer months, lying south of the Highjump Archipelago. The Bunger Hills are located at . The Bunger Hills are marked by numerous meltwater ponds and are nearly bisected by an east-west trending Algae Lake. Mapped from air photos taken by the United States Navy Operation OpHjp ( 1946- 1947) and named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander David E. Bunger, United States Navy, plane commander of one of the three USN OpHjp aircraft which engaged in photographic missions along most of the coastal area between 14 E and 164 E. David E. Bunger and members of his crew landed their airplane on an unfrozen lake here in February 1947. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bunger Hills"

The Bush Mountains ( ) is a series of rugged elevations at the heads of Ramsey and Kosco glaciers in Antarctica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bush Mountains"

Cartographers Range ( ) is a rugged mountain range about 40 km (25 miles) long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield and Trafalgar Glaciers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cartographers Range"

The Churchill Mountains ( ) is a mountain range bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier in Antarctica. Several of its highest summits, including Mounts Egerton, Field, Wharton, Albert Markham and Nares, were first seen and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04. ...more on Wikipedia about "Churchill Mountains"

Clark Mountains ( ) is a group of low mountains rising above 1,200 m, standing 10 miles east of the Allegheny Mountains in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. They were discovered and photographed on aerial flights in 1940 by the US Antarctic Service (USAS) and named for Clark University, Worcester, MA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clark Mountains"

The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, 100 km (60 mi) long, bordering the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ice Shelf to Keltie Glacier. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commonwealth Range"

The Concord Mountains ( ) is a group name applied to a complex system of mountain ranges in northwest Victoria Land comprising Everett Range, Mirabito Range, King Range, Leitch Massif, East Quartzite Range and West Quartzite Range. ...more on Wikipedia about "Concord Mountains"

The Cook Mountains is a group of mountains bounded by the Mulock and Darwin glaciers in Antarctica. Parts of the group were first viewed from the Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04). Additional portions of these mountains were mapped by a New Zealand party of the CTAE (1956-58), and they were completely mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and US Navy air photos, 1959-63. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cook Mountains"

Crary Mountains ( ) is a group of ice-covered Antarctic mountains, 56 km (35 mi) long, rising to 3,655 m at Mount Frakes and including Mount Rees, Mount Steere and Boyd Ridge. The mountains are located 80 km (50 mi) SW of Toney Mountain in Marie Byrd Land. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crary Mountains"

The Daniels Range ( ) is a principal mountain range of the Usarp Mountains, about 80 km (50 mi) long and 16 km (10 mi) wide, bounded to the north by Harlin Glacier and to the south by Gressitt Glacier. The range was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN after Ambassador Paul C. Daniels (1903-86), a leading American figure in the formulation of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daniels Range"

The Darwin Mountains ( ) is a group of mountains between the Darwin and Hatherton glaciers. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) and named for Major Leonard Darwin, at that time Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. ...more on Wikipedia about "Darwin Mountains"

David Range ( ) is a range 8 km (5 mi) west of Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains of Antarctica. It extends 26 km (16 mi) in a NNE-SSW direction, with peaks rising to 1,500 metres. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Range"

The Deep Freeze Range ( ) is a rugged mountain range, over 128 km (80 mi) long and about 16 km (10 mi) wide, rising between Priestley and Campbell glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica, and extending from the edge of the polar plateau to Terra Nova Bay. Peaks in the low and mid portions of the range were observed by early British expeditions to the Ross Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deep Freeze Range"

The Dominion Range ( ) is a broad mountain range, about 48 km (30 mi) long, forming a prominent salient at the juncture of the Beardmore and Mill glaciers in Antarctica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dominion Range"

Douglas Range ( ) is a sharp-crested range, with peaks rising to 3,000 metres, extending 120 km (75 mi) in a northwest-southeast direction from Mount Nicholas to Mount Edred and forming a steep east escarpment of Alexander Island, overlooking the north part of George VI Sound. ...more on Wikipedia about "Douglas Range"

Drygalski Mountains ( ) is a group of scattered mountains and nunataks lying between the Filchner Mountains and Kurze Mountains in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for Professor Erich von Drygalski, leader of the German Antarctic Expedition of 1901-03. Remapped from air photos and survey by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drygalski Mountains"

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