Prince Albert Mountains
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The Prince Albert Mountains (76°00′S 161°30′E) are a major mountain
group in Antarctica over 320 km (200 mi) long. Located in Victoria Land
, they run north-south between the Priestley
and Ferrar
glaicers.
They were named for Prince Albert, the consort of the British Queen Victoria
. Although they were discovered by Sir James Clark Ross
on February 17, 1841, they were not first explored until the early 1900s, when British cartographers came. They were mapped and surveyed carefully by explorers from the United States
and New Zealand
in the 1950s and 1960s.
This range include the following mountains:
Mountain
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group in Antarctica over 320 km (200 mi) long. Located in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
, they run north-south between the Priestley
Priestley Glacier
The Priestley Glacier is a major valley glacier, about 96 km long, originating at the edge of the polar plateau of Victoria Land. The glacier drains southeast between the Deep Freeze and Eisenhower ranges to enter the northern end of the Nansen Ice Sheet.First explored by the Northern Party...
and Ferrar
Ferrar Glacier
The Ferrar Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land west of the Royal Society Range to New Harbour in McMurdo Sound. The glacier makes a right turn northeast of Knobhead, where it is apposed, i.e., joined in Siamese-twin fashion, to Taylor Glacier...
glaicers.
They were named for Prince Albert, the consort of the British Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
. Although they were discovered by Sir James Clark Ross
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross , was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.-Arctic explorer:...
on February 17, 1841, they were not first explored until the early 1900s, when British cartographers came. They were mapped and surveyed carefully by explorers from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in the 1950s and 1960s.
This range include the following mountains:
| Mountain | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Mackintosh Mount Mackintosh Mount Mackintosh is an Antarctic mountain, at, and is the northernmost peak in the Prince Albert Mountains range, within the Transantarctic Mountains. The range was discovered in 1841 by James Clark Ross and was extensively explored during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration... |
2,468 | 8,087 |
| Mount Joyce Mount Joyce Mount Joyce is a prominent, dome-shaped mountain, 1,830 m, standing 8 miles northwest of Mount Howard in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land, on the south side of David Glacier... |
1,830 | 6,000 |
| Mount Billing Mount Billing Mount Billing is a wedge-shaped mountain, high, standing between Mount Mallis and Mount Bowen in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Graham Billing, public relations officer at Scott Base, 1962–63 and 1963–64 seasons.... |
1,420 | 4,700 |
| Mount Mallis Mount Mallis Mount Mallis is a mountain, , midway between Mount Joyce and Mount Billing in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos in 1956-62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert R... |
1,360 | 4,462 |
| Mount Priestley Mount Priestley (Antarctica) Mount Priestley is a mountain, , rising at the north side of David Glacier, 5 nautical miles southwest of Mount Bellingshausen, in the Prince Albert Mountains of Victoria Land. First mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, which named it for Raymond E... |
1,100 | 3,600 |