Alamein Range () is a range lying west of Canham Glacier, in the

Freyberg Mountains The Freyberg Mountains () are a group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, bounded by Rennick Glacier, Bowers Mountains, Black Glacier, and Evans Neve. Named for New Zealand's most famous General, Lord Bernard Freyberg, by the Northern Pa ...

of Antarctica. It was named in association with Lord

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and the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force by the Northern Party of

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(NZGSAE), 1963–64.

Location

The Alamein Range runs from northwest to southeast. It lies to the east of the

Rennick Glacier Rennick Glacier is broad glacier, nearly long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is wide, narrowing to near the coast. It takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches ...

and west of the Canham Glacier. The

Salamander Range Salamander Range () is a distinctive linear range between Canham Glacier and Black Glacier, in the Freyberg Mountains, Antarctica. The range was named by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963–6 ...

is parallel to it on the east side of the Canham Glaciier. In the north, the Canham Glacier joins the Rennick Glacier past the tip of the Alamein Range. Features, from north to south, include Takrouna Bluff, Benoit Peak and Mount Camelot. Features to the west, between the Alamein Range and Rennick Glacier, include Mount Strandmann, Smiths Bench, Mount Baldwin and the Moawhango Névé.

Features

Takrouna Bluff

. A small but prominent bluff on the east side of Alamein Range, overlooking Canham Glacier from a position west-southwest of Galatos Peak. Named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963-64, after Takrouna, a similar feature in Tunisia associated with Lord Freyberg and the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War II.

Benoit Peak

. A peak north-northeast of Mount Camelot. Mapped by the

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(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by the United States

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(US-ACAN) for Robert E. Benoit, biologist at McMurdo Station, summers 1966-67 and 1967-68.

Mount Camelot

. A mountain, high, rising near the center of the Freyberg Mountains and being the highest summit of this group. Named by the

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(NZ-APC) in 1968. The mountain is of geological interest as one of the localities where the sub-beacon erosion surface is exposed.

Nearby features

Mount Strandtmann

. A mountain north of Smiths Bench. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Russell W. Strandtmann, biologist at

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, summers 1966-67 and 1967-68.

Smiths Bench

. A distinctive bench-like elevation northwest of Mount Baldwin. Named by US-ACAN for William M. Smith, psychologist, a member of the United States ArmyRP Victoria Land Traverse Party which surveyed this area in 1959-60.

Mount Baldwin

. A mountain southeast of Smiths Bench. Named by US-ACAN for T.T. Baldwin, transport specialist, a member of the United States ArmyRP Victoria Land Traverse Party which surveyed this area in 1959-60.

Moawhango Névé

. A small

névé Névé is a young, granular type of snow which has been partially melted, refrozen and compacted, yet precedes the form of ice. This type of snow is associated with glacier formation through the process of ''nivation''. Névé that survives a ...

between Mount Camelot and

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. Named by the NZGSAE, 1967-68, in association with a locality of the same name in New Zealand.

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