Conway Range () is a mountain range in the

Cook Mountains The Cook Mountains is a group of mountains bounded by the Mulock and Darwin glaciers in Antarctica. Parts of the group were first viewed from the Ross Ice Shelf by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04). Additional portions of t ...

of Antarctica, on the west edge of the

Ross Ice Shelf The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between hi ...

Location

The Conway Range is in the northeast part of the Cook Mountains. It lies between

Mulock Glacier Mulock Glacier in Antarctica is a heavily crevassed glacier which flows into the Ross Ice Shelf south of the Skelton Glacier in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica.USGS Mount Discovery map sheet ST 57-60/10 It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic ...

to the north and Carlyon Glacier to the south, both of which empty into the Ross Ice Shelf. The

Worcester Range The Worcester Range is a mountain range in Antarctica standing between the Skelton Glacier, Skelton and Mulock Glaciers on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Probably named after the training ship in the Thames, in which many officers of earl ...

forms the other side of the Mulock Glacier. The Heap Glacier enters the Mulock Glacier to the west of the north end of the range. The range was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904, but the name appears to be first used in the reports of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–1909.

Glaciers

Bertoglio Glacier

. Glacier long, flowing from the Conway Range eastward between

Cape Lankester Cape Lankester () is a high, rounded, snow-covered cape at the south side of the entrance to Mulock Inlet, along the west edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, and probably named fo ...

and Hoffman Point to the Ross Ice Shelf. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Lloyd W. Bertoglio, USN, commander of the McMurdo Station winter party, 1960.

Coastal features

Coastal features, from north to south, include:

Anthony Bluff

. A conspicuous rock bluff along the south wall of Mulock Glacier, about northwest of Cape Lankester. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. Alexander Anthony, USAF, in charge of science and publications on the staff of the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer, 1963-65.

Cape Lankester

. A high, rounded, snow-covered cape at the south side of the entrance to Mulock Inlet, along the west edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered and named by the BrNAE (1901-04). Probably named for Sir

Edwin Ray Lankester Sir Edwin Ray Lankester (15 May 1847 – 13 August 1929) was a British zoologist.New International Encyclopaedia. An invertebrate zoologist and evolutionary biologist, he held chairs at University College London and Oxford University. He was th ...

, Director of the Natural History Department of the British Museum (1898-1907) and founder of the Marine Biological Association in 1884.

Hoffman Point

. An ice-covered coastal point at the south side of the mouth of Bertoglio Glacier, where the latter flows into Ross Ice Shelf. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. G.L. Hoffman, CEC, USN, commander of Mobile Construction Battalion Eight at McMurdo Station in USN OpDFrz 1964.

Cape Murray

A mainly ice-covered coastal bluff at the north side of the mouth of Carlyon Glacier, on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and named for George R.M. Murray, temporary director of the scientific staff of the expedition, who had accompanied the Discovery as far as Cape Town.

Mountains

Mountains, from north to south, include:

Mount Kosko

. A peak, high, standing north of Mount Keltic in the Conway Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for Arno Kosko, ionosphere scientist at Byrd Station, 1963.

Mount Keltie

. Mountain, high, midway between Mounts Kosko and Chalmers in the Conway Range. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and named for Sir

John Scott Keltie Sir John Scott Keltie (29 March 1840 – 12 January 1927) was a Scottish geographer, best known for his work with the Royal Geographical Society. History Keltie was born in Dundee and attended school in Perth. He matriculated at the Univers ...

, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, 1892-1915.

Olson Peaks

. Two close-lying peaks, the higher , standing west of Cape Lankester on the north side of Bertoglio Glacier. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for Gary D. Olson, a member of the U.S. Army aviation support unit for Topo North and Topo South (1961-62) which conducted the tellurometer surveys.

Mount Gniewek

. A conspicuous ice-covered flat-topped mountain, high, standing at the north side of Carlyon Glacier, southwest of Mount Keltie Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-AC AN for John J. Gniewek, geomagnetician at Little America V, 1958.

Mount Chalmers

. A mountain along the east escarpment of the Conway Range, about south of the summit of Mount Keltie. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) and named for Robert Chalmers (later Baron of Northiam), Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1903-07.

Mount Willis

. A mountain south of Mount Chalmers in the southern part of the Conway Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Charles H. Willis, USN, commander of USS Wilhoite on ocean station duty in support of aircraft flights between Christchurch and McMurdo Sound during USN OpDFrz 1961.

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