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Britannia Range (Antarctica)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the mountain range in Antarctica. For the mountain range in the North Shore Mountains just north of Vancouver, see Britannia Range (Canada).

The Britannia Range (80°05′S 158°00′E / 80.083°S 158.000°E / -80.083; 158.000 (Britannia Range)) is a range of mountains bounded by the Hatherton Glacier and Darwin Glacier on the north and the Byrd Glacier on the south, westward of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.[1]

Britannia Range
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
Range coordinates80°05′S 158°00′E / 80.083°S 158.000°E / -80.083; 158.000 (Britannia Range)

Exploration and naming edit

The Britannia Range was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) under Robert Falcon Scott. It was named after HMS Britannia, a vessel utilized as the Britannia Royal Naval College in England, which had been attended by several officers of Scott's expedition.[1]

Location edit

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Northern part of range, extreme south of maps
  
Main part of range north of Byrd Glacier

The Britannia Range is east of the Antarctic Plateau. It is south of the Darwin Mountains and the Cook Mountains, which are north of the Hatherton Glacier and the Darwin Glacier. At the mouth of the Darwin Glacier the range adjoins the Gawn Ice Piedmont, which extends into the Ross Ice Shelf to the east. The Byrd Glacier flows northeast past the south side of the Gawn Ice Piedmont. It divides the Britannia Range from the Churchill Mountains to the south.[2][3][4][5]

Major glaciers edit

Features edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 95.
  2. ^ Turnstyle Ridge USGS.
  3. ^ Carlyon Glacier USGS.
  4. ^ Mount Olympus USGS.
  5. ^ Cape Selborne USGS.
  6. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 318.
  7. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 173.
  8. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 109.
  9. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 765.
  10. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 184.
  11. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 327.
  12. ^ Ravens Mountains USGS.
  13. ^ Hughes Basin USGS.
  14. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 474.
  15. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 10.

Sources edit

  • Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03   This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
  • Cape Selborne, USGS United States Geologic Survey, 1960, retrieved 2024-03-13
  • Carlyon Glacier, USGS United States Geologic Survey, 1960, retrieved 2024-03-12
  • , Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  • Mount Olympus, USGS United States Geologic Survey, 1960, retrieved 2024-03-12
  • , Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  • Turnstyle Ridge, USGS United States Geologic Survey, 1963, retrieved 2024-03-12

  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the mountain range in Antarctica For the mountain range in the North Shore Mountains just north of Vancouver see Britannia Range Canada The Britannia Range 80 05 S 158 00 E 80 083 S 158 000 E 80 083 158 000 Britannia Range is a range of mountains bounded by the Hatherton Glacier and Darwin Glacier on the north and the Byrd Glacier on the south westward of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica 1 Britannia RangeGeographyContinentAntarcticaRange coordinates80 05 S 158 00 E 80 083 S 158 000 E 80 083 158 000 Britannia Range Contents 1 Exploration and naming 2 Location 3 Major glaciers 4 Features 5 References 6 SourcesExploration and naming editThe Britannia Range was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901 04 under Robert Falcon Scott It was named after HMS Britannia a vessel utilized as the Britannia Royal Naval College in England which had been attended by several officers of Scott s expedition 1 Location editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates nbsp nbsp Northern part of range extreme south of maps nbsp nbsp Main part of range north of Byrd Glacier The Britannia Range is east of the Antarctic Plateau It is south of the Darwin Mountains and the Cook Mountains which are north of the Hatherton Glacier and the Darwin Glacier At the mouth of the Darwin Glacier the range adjoins the Gawn Ice Piedmont which extends into the Ross Ice Shelf to the east The Byrd Glacier flows northeast past the south side of the Gawn Ice Piedmont It divides the Britannia Range from the Churchill Mountains to the south 2 3 4 5 Major glaciers editHatherton Glacier 79 55 S 157 35 E 79 917 S 157 583 E 79 917 157 583 Hatherton Glacier a large glacier flowing from the polar plateau generally eastward along the south side of the Darwin Mountains and entering Darwin Glacier at Junction Spur 6 Darwin Glacier 79 53 S 159 00 E 79 883 S 159 000 E 79 883 159 000 Darwin Glacier a large glacier in Antarctica It flows from the polar plateau eastward between the Darwin Mountains and the Cook Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf The Darwin and its major tributary the Hatherton are often treated as one system the Darwin Hatherton 7 Byrd Glacier 80 20 S 159 00 E 80 333 S 159 000 E 80 333 159 000 Byrd Glacier a major glacier in Antarctica about 136 km 85 mi long and 24 km 15 mi wide It drains an extensive area of the Antarctic plateau and flows eastward to discharge into the Ross Ice Shelf 8 Features editTurnstile Ridge 79 50 S 154 36 E 79 833 S 154 600 E 79 833 154 600 Turnstile Ridge a ridge about 9 nautical miles 17 km 10 mi long lying 3 nautical miles 5 6 km 3 5 mi north of Westhaven Nunatak at the northwest extremity of the Britannia Range 9 Derrick Peak 80 4 S 156 23 E 80 067 S 156 383 E 80 067 156 383 Derrick Peak a prominent ice free peak 2 070 metres 6 790 ft high overlooking the south side of Hatherton Glacier 3 nautical miles 5 6 km 3 5 mi west of the north end of Johnstone Ridge 10 Mount Henderson 80 12 S 156 13 E 80 200 S 156 217 E 80 200 156 217 Mount Henderson a prominent mountain 2 660 metres 8 730 ft high standing 5 nautical miles 9 3 km 5 8 mi west of Mount Olympus 11 Ravens Mountains 80 20 S 155 25 E 80 333 S 155 417 E 80 333 155 417 Ravens Mountains a symmetrical group of mountains on the west side of Hughes Basin The mountains are 12 nautical miles 22 km 14 mi long and rise to 2 130 metres 6 990 ft in Doll Peak 12 Hughes Basin 80 19 00 S 156 18 00 E 80 3166667 S 156 3 E 80 3166667 156 3 Hughes Basin a large basinlike neve which is bounded except to the south by Ravens Mountains Mount Henderson Mount Olympus and Mount Quackenbush The feature is 15 nautical miles 28 km 17 mi long and the ice surface descends north south from 2 000 metres 6 600 ft near Mount Olympus to 1 000 metres 3 300 ft near Darnell Nunatak where there is discharge to Byrd Glacier 13 Mount McClintock 80 13 S 157 26 E 80 217 S 157 433 E 80 217 157 433 Mount McClintock the highest mountain 3 490 m 11 450 ft in the Britannia Range surmounting the south end of Forbes Ridge 6 nautical miles 11 km 6 9 mi east of Mount Olympus 14 Mount Aldrich 80 7 S 158 13 E 80 117 S 158 217 E 80 117 158 217 Mount Aldrich a massive somewhat flat topped mountain standing at the east side of Ragotzkie Glacier 15 References edit a b Alberts 1995 p 95 Turnstyle Ridge USGS Carlyon Glacier USGS Mount Olympus USGS Cape Selborne USGS Alberts 1995 p 318 Alberts 1995 p 173 Alberts 1995 p 109 Alberts 1995 p 765 Alberts 1995 p 184 Alberts 1995 p 327 Ravens Mountains USGS Hughes Basin USGS Alberts 1995 p 474 Alberts 1995 p 10 Sources editAlberts Fred G ed 1995 Geographic Names of the Antarctic PDF 2 ed United States Board on Geographic Names retrieved 2023 12 03 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names Cape Selborne USGS United States Geologic Survey 1960 retrieved 2024 03 13 Carlyon Glacier USGS United States Geologic Survey 1960 retrieved 2024 03 12 Hughes Basin Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Mount Olympus USGS United States Geologic Survey 1960 retrieved 2024 03 12 Ravens Mountains Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Turnstyle Ridge USGS United States Geologic Survey 1963 retrieved 2024 03 12 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Britannia Range Antarctica amp oldid 1213686931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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