Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)

The Queen Elizabeth Range is a rugged mountain range of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica.

Queen Elizabeth Range
Location of Queen Elizabeth Range in Antarctica
Highest point
Peak	Mount Markham
Elevation	4,350 m (14,270 ft)^[1]
Coordinates	82°51′S 161°21′E / 82.850°S 161.350°E / -82.850; 161.350^[1]
Geography
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Shackleton Coast
Range coordinates	83°20′S 161°30′E / 83.333°S 161.500°E / -83.333; 161.500^[2]
Parent range	Transantarctic Mountains

It parallels the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 160 km (99 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.^[2]

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, the patron of the expedition.^[2]

Geological features

Mount Bonaparte

Mount Bonaparte (83°05′S 160°50′E / 83.083°S 160.833°E / -83.083; 160.833) is a mountain, 3,430 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 Bonaparte, President of the Société de Géographie of Paris from 1910-1924.^[3]

Inaccessible Cliffs

Inaccessible Cliffs (82°33′S 160°48′E / 82.550°S 160.800°E / -82.550; 160.800) is a line of steep cliffs, interrupted by several glaciers, 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.^[4]

Mount Lecointe

Mount Lecointe (83°09′S 161°09′E / 83.150°S 161.150°E / -83.150; 161.150) is a conspicuous mountain, 3,620 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.^[5]

Mount Predoehl

Mount Predoehl (82°56′S 163°11′E / 82.933°S 163.183°E / -82.933; 163.183) is a partly snow-covered mountain, 1,710 metres (5,610 ft) high, just north of lower Pavlak Glacier. 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.^[6]

Mount Rabot

Mount Rabot (83°11′S 161°17′E / 83.183°S 161.283°E / -83.183; 161.283) 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 Rabot was editor of La Geographie, bulletin of the Societe Geographique, Paris, and was an outstanding glaciologist of that period.^[7]

Prince Andrew Plateau

Prince Andrew Plateau (83°38′S 162°0′E / 83.633°S 162.000°E / -83.633; 162.000) is an ice-covered 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 (NZGSAE) (1961–62) for Prince Andrew, Duke of York, son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.^[8] The Disch Promontory extends from the east side of the plateau.^[9] Baulch Peak marks the extremity of a spur descending north from the plateau.^[10]

Sherwin Peak

Sherwin Peak (82°37′S 161°48′E / 82.617°S 161.800°E / -82.617; 161.800) is a peak, 2,290 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.^[11]

See also

• Bullseye Mountain
• Canopy Cliffs
• Dakota Pass
• Dawson Peak
• Fopay Peak
• Peletier Plateau
• Mount Allsup
• Mount Ropar
• Mount Wyman
• Solitary Peak

References

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2. . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2004-10-31.
3. . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
4. . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
5. . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2005-09-22.
6. . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
7. . Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2005-09-22.
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