Framnes Mountains
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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 Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson
. This coast was also sighted by Norwegian
whaler
s in the same season.
The whole area was mapped in detail by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January 1937. This overall name for the several ranges was given by Lars Christensen
after Framnesfjellet, a hill near Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted in Sandar
, Norway.
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...
consisting of Casey Range
Casey Range
Casey Range is a jagged, razor-backed ridge and a few nunataks in a line extending north-south, standing 8 miles west of David Range, in the Framnes Mountains. Discovered by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition , 1929–31, under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Rt....
, 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...
, David Range
David Range
David Range is a mountain range 8 km west of Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains of Antarctica. It extends 26 km in a NNE-SSW direction, with peaks rising to 1,500 metres....
, and Brown Range
Brown Range
Brown Range or Sørtindane Peaks is a group of seven peaks in Framnes Mountains about 4 km south of Mount Twintop in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. Two of the peaks were maped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition and called Sørtindane . Named...
, 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 Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas 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...
. This coast was also sighted by Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
whaler
Whaler
A whaler is a specialized ship, designed for whaling, the catching and/or processing of whales. The former included the whale catcher, a steam or diesel-driven vessel with a harpoon gun mounted at its bows. The latter included such vessels as the sail or steam-driven whaleship of the 16th to early...
s in the same season.
The whole area was mapped in detail by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January 1937. This overall name for the several ranges was given by Lars Christensen
Lars Christensen
Lars Christensen was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica.-Career:...
after Framnesfjellet, a hill near Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted in Sandar
Sandar
Sandar is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.Sandar was established as a municipality January 1, 1838...
, Norway.