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Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)

Mountain range in Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Queen Elizabeth Range (83°20′S 161°30′E) is a rugged mountain range that parallels the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham, 4,350 metres (14,270 ft) high, is the highest elevation in the range.[1]

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Name

The Queen Elizabeth Range was named by J.H. Miller of the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE; 1956–58) who, with G.W. Marsh, explored this area. It was named for Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, the patron of the expedition.[1]

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Northern part of Queen Elizabeth Range to the south of Nimrod Glacier
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Southern part of Queen Elizabeth Range

The Queen Elizabeth Range is bounded to the north by the Nimrod Glacier, which separates it from the Churchill Mountains and Nash Range. To the east the Lowery Glacier and Robb Glacier separate it from the Holland Range. The Law Glacier to the south separates its from the Colbert Hills and Queen Alexandra Range. The Marsh Glacier separates it from the Miller Range to the west.[2][3][4]

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Major glaciers

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