Queen Fabiola Mountains
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Queen Fabiola Mountains is a group of mountain
s in Antarctica, 30 miles (48.3 km) long, consisting mainly of seven small massifs which trend north-south, forming a partial barrier to the flow of inland ice. The mountains stand in isolation about 90 miles (144.8 km) southwest of the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay
. The mountains were discovered and photographed from aircraft by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
, 1960, under Guido Derom, on October 8, 1960, and named with the permission of the King for Doña
Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
, on the occasion of her wedding with King Baudouin of Belgium. In November-December 1960, the mountains were visited by a party of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
(JARE), 1957–1962, which made geomorphological and geological surveys. They applied the name "Yamato Mountains". Highest massif is Mount Fukushima
(2,470 m).
Mountain
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s in Antarctica, 30 miles (48.3 km) long, consisting mainly of seven small massifs which trend north-south, forming a partial barrier to the flow of inland ice. The mountains stand in isolation about 90 miles (144.8 km) southwest of the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay is a large bay in Antarctica, about 120 miles wide, indenting the coast of Queen Maud Land between Riiser-Larsen Peninsula and the coastal angle immediately east of the Flatvaer Islands. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen in two airplane flights from his expedition...
. The mountains were discovered and photographed from aircraft by 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 :...
, 1960, under Guido Derom, on October 8, 1960, and named with the permission of the King for Doña
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
Queen Fabiola of Belgium is the widow of King Baudouin of Belgium. She was Queen consort of the Belgians for 33 years...
, on the occasion of her wedding with King Baudouin of Belgium. In November-December 1960, the mountains were visited by a party of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition was an ecological expedition studying the ecosystems near Syowa Station in Antarctica. The project was first undertaken in February 1986, and continued through January 2000. It was associated with the international BIOTAS program, which also launched in...
(JARE), 1957–1962, which made geomorphological and geological surveys. They applied the name "Yamato Mountains". Highest massif is Mount Fukushima
Mount Fukushima
Mount Fukushima is the highest massif in the Queen Fabiola Mountains of Antarctica, standing just north of Yamato Glacier. The rock massif rises 1,600 m above the local ice surface and has many ragged peaks. Discovered in 1960 by the BelgAE, under Guido Derom...
(2,470 m).