Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)
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The Queen Elizabeth Range (83°20′S 161°30′E) is a rugged mountain range
in Antarctica paralleling the eastern side of Marsh Glacier
for nearly 160 km (100 mi) from Nimrod Glacier
in the north to Law Glacier
in the south. Mount Markham
(4,350 m), is the highest elevation in the range.
Named by J.H. Miller of the New Zealand
party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(1956-58) who, with G.W. Marsh, explored this area. It was named for Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
, the patron of the expedition.
, President of the Société de Géographie
of Paris from 1910-1924.
s, which form the northern escarpment
of the range. The escarpment borders the southern side of the Nimrod Glacier
which is very heavily crevassed. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1961-62) because of their general inaccessibility.
, 3620 metres (11,877 ft) high, located 5 km (3 mi) NW of Mount Rabot in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) for Lt. Georges Lecointe
, who was second in command of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
(1897–99) under Adrien de Gerlache
.
. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from Tellurometer
surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Martin C. Predoehl, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at McMurdo Station
, 1961–62 and 1962-63.
was editor of La Geographie, bulletin of the Societe Geographique, Paris
, and was an outstanding glaciologist
of that period.
, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, lying south of Mount Rabot. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1961-62) for Prince Andrew, Duke of York
, son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
.
, 2290 m (7,513 ft) high, surmounting the east side of Otago Glacier
8 km (5 mi) southeast of Mount Chivers
, in the northern part of the range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from Tellurometer
surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for James S. Sherwin, ionospheric scientist at Little America V, 1958.
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...
in Antarctica paralleling the eastern side of Marsh Glacier
Marsh Glacier
The Marsh Glacier is a glacier about 110 km long, flowing north from the Antarctic polar plateau between the Miller Range and Queen Elizabeth Range into Nimrod Glacier. Seen by a New Zealand party of the CTAE and named for G.W. Marsh, a member of the party....
for nearly 160 km (100 mi) from Nimrod Glacier
Nimrod Glacier
The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about 135 km long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Churchill Mountains and Queen Elizabeth Range, and finally spilling...
in the north to Law Glacier
Law Glacier
Law Glacier is a glacier about 10 in. wide between the south end of Queen Elizabeth Range and the MacAlpine Hills, gradually descending east-northeast from the polar plateau to Bowden Neve. It was named by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition for B.R. Law, a...
in the south. Mount Markham
Mount Markham
Mount Markham is a majestic twin-peaked massif, 4,350 and 4,280 m, surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition , it is named for Sir Clements Markham, who, as President of the Royal Geographical Society, planned the expedition...
(4,350 m), is the highest elevation in the range.
Named by J.H. Miller of the 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...
party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The 1955–58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole...
(1956-58) who, with G.W. Marsh, explored this area. It was named for Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
, the patron of the expedition.
Mount Bonaparte
Mount Bonaparte (83°05′S 160°50′E) is a mountain, 3430 metres (11,253 ft) high, standing 4 mi NW of Mount Lecointe. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) under Shackleton, and named for Prince Roland BonaparteRoland Bonaparte
Roland Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano was a French prince and president of the Société de Géographie from 1910 until his death.-Biography:...
, President of the Société de Géographie
Société de Géographie
The Société de Géographie , is the world's oldest geographical society. It was founded in 1821 . Since 1878, its headquarters has been at 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. The entrance is marked by two gigantic caryatids representing Land and Sea...
of Paris from 1910-1924.
Inaccessible Cliffs
Inaccessible Cliffs (82°33′S 160°48′E) is a line of steep cliffs, interrupted by several glacierGlacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
s, which form the northern escarpment
Escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.-Description and variants:...
of the range. The escarpment borders the southern side of the Nimrod Glacier
Nimrod Glacier
The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about 135 km long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Churchill Mountains and Queen Elizabeth Range, and finally spilling...
which is very heavily crevassed. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1961-62) because of their general inaccessibility.
Mount Lecointe
Mount Lecointe (83°09′S 161°09′E) is a conspicuous mountainMountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
, 3620 metres (11,877 ft) high, located 5 km (3 mi) NW of Mount Rabot in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) for Lt. Georges Lecointe
Georges Lecointe
Georges Lecointe was a French rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French boat in the coxed fours event.-External links:**...
, who was second in command of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
(1897–99) under Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899.-His early years:...
.
Mount Predoehl
Mount Predoehl (82°56′S 163°11′E) is a partly snow-covered mountain, 1710 metres (5,610 ft) high, just north of lower Pavlak GlacierPavlak Glacier
Pavlak Glacier is a glacier that drains east from the Queen Elizabeth Range into Lowery Glacier close south of Mount Predoehl. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Thomas L...
. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from Tellurometer
Tellurometer
The Tellurometer was the first successful microwave electronic distance measurement equipment.-History:The original Tellurometer, known as the Micro-Distancer M/RA 1, was introduced in 1959. It was invented by Dr...
surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Martin C. Predoehl, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, 1961–62 and 1962-63.
Mount Rabot
Mount Rabot (83°11′S 161°17′E) is a mountain, 3,335 m, standing 5 km (3 mi) SE of Mount Lecointe. Discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09). Charles RabotCharles Rabot
Charles Rabot was a French geographer, glaciologist, traveler, journalist, lecturer, translator, and explorer. He was also the first person to climb Kebnekaise, the tallest mountain in Sweden, which he accomplished in 1883.He led his first expedition to Spitsbergen in 1882 on the ship Petit Paris...
was editor of La Geographie, bulletin of the Societe Geographique, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and was an outstanding glaciologist
Glaciology
Glaciology Glaciology Glaciology (from Middle French dialect (Franco-Provençal): glace, "ice"; or Latin: glacies, "frost, ice"; and Greek: λόγος, logos, "speech" lit...
of that period.
Prince Andrew Plateau
Prince Andrew Plateau (83°38′S 162°0′E) is an ice-covered plateauPlateau
In geology and earth science, a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau...
, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, lying south of Mount Rabot. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1961-62) for Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
, son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
.
Sherwin Peak
Sherwin Peak (82°37′S 161°48′E) is a peakSummit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, 2290 m (7,513 ft) high, surmounting the east side of Otago Glacier
Otago Glacier
Otago Glacier is a glacier about 20 nautical miles long draining the northeast side of Mount Markham and entering Nimrod Glacier just east of Svaton Peaks. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for the University of Otago, New Zealand....
8 km (5 mi) southeast of Mount Chivers
Mount Chivers
Mount Chivers is a mountain, high, standing between the mouths of Otago Glacier and Tranter Glacier in the northern part of the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62. It was named by the Advisory...
, in the northern part of the range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from Tellurometer
Tellurometer
The Tellurometer was the first successful microwave electronic distance measurement equipment.-History:The original Tellurometer, known as the Micro-Distancer M/RA 1, was introduced in 1959. It was invented by Dr...
surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for James S. Sherwin, ionospheric scientist at Little America V, 1958.