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The Carey Range () is a mountain range, about long and wide with peaks rising to , between
Mosby Glacier Mosby Glacier () is a glacier wide at its mouth, flowing in a southeasterly direction to the northwest corner of New Bedford Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by ...
and Fenton Glacier in southeast
Palmer Land Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...
. The range was mapped by the
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from
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aerial photographs, 1966–69. In association with the names of continental drift scientists grouped in this area, it was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...
after Samuel W. Carey, Australian geologist; Professor of Geology,
University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first pro ...
, 1946–1970.


Features

* Sverdrup Nunataks ()


References

Mountain ranges of Palmer Land {{PalmerLand-geo-stub