King Range (Antarctica)
King Range (71°52′S 165°03′E / 71.867°S 165.050°E / -71.867; 165.050 (King Range)) is a mountain range, 22 km (14 mi) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide, in northwestern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The range is bounded on the west by Rawle Glacier and Leitch Massif, on the northwest by Black Glacier and on the NE and east by the head of Lillie Glacier. The range forms part of the Concord Mountains.[1]
Exploration and naming
The range was mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960–63. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. James P. King, USN, staff meteorological officer on Deep Freeze operations, 1962–64.
Location
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References
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 393.
- ^ Mount Soza USGS.
- ^ Ebbe Glacier USGS.
Sources
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-03-06
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names. - Ebbe Glacier, USGS: United States Geographic Board, retrieved 2024-03-10
- Mount Soza, USGS: United States Geographic Board, retrieved 2024-03-10
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.