Kohler Range ) is a
mountain range in the
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...
of
Antarctica. The range is about 64 km (40 mi) long and stands between the base of
Martin Peninsula and
Smith Glacier
Smith Glacier is a low-gradient Antarctic glacier, over 160 km (100 mi) long, draining from Toney Mountain in an ENE direction to Amundsen Sea. A northern distributary, Kohler Glacier, drains to Dotson Ice Shelf but the main flow passe ...
. The range is composed of two ice-covered plateaus which are oriented East-West and are separated by the
Kohler Glacier
Kohler Glacier is a distributary of the Smith Glacier in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, flowing northward through the middle of the Kohler Range into Dotson Ice Shelf. It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, ...
, a
distributary
A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributar ...
which flows north from Smith Glacier.
The range was discovered on February 24, 1940 by Rear Admiral
Richard Evelyn Byrd and other members of the
USAS in an airplane flight from a ship named ''Bear''. Byrd named the range after American manufacturer, and
Governor of Wisconsin
The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wiscons ...
Walter J. Kohler, Jr., who helped finance the expedition and
seaplane from which the discovery was made.
References
''Kohler Range'' Antarctic Gazetteer, Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
Mountain ranges of Marie Byrd Land
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