David Range
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David Range is a mountain 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.
Discovered on 14 February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson
, who named it for Professor Sir T.W. Edgeworth David
.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
8 km (5 mi) west of Masson Range
Masson Range
Masson Range is a high broken chain of mountains, consisting primarily of North Masson, Central Masson, South Masson Ranges and Trilling Peaks, forming a part of the Framnes Mountains. Having several peaks over 1,000 m, the range extends in a north-south direction for 15 miles...
, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains
Framnes Mountains
Framnes Mountains is an Antarctic mountain range consisting of Casey Range, Masson Range, David Range, and Brown Range, and adjacent peaks and mountains. The three major ranges and other lesser features were sighted and named in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research...
of Antarctica. It extends 26 km (16 mi) in a NNE-SSW direction, with peaks rising to 1,500 metres.
Discovered on 14 February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, who named it for Professor Sir T.W. Edgeworth David
Edgeworth David
Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David KBE, DSO, FRS, was a Welsh Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer. A household name in his lifetime, David's most significant achievements were discovering the major Hunter Valley coalfield in New South Wales and leading the first expedition to reach the...
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