The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending

range Range may refer to: Geography * Range (geographic), a chain of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly area (cordillera, sierra) ** Mountain range, a group of mountains bordered by lowlands * Range, a term used to i ...

of rugged mountains, long, located within the

Queen Maud Mountains The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic P ...

on the

Dufek Coast The Dufek Coast is that portion of the coast along the southwest margin of the Ross Ice Shelf between Airdrop Peak on the east side of the Beardmore Glacier and Morris Peak on the east side of Liv Glacier. It was named by the New Zealand Antarct ...

of the

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Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...

. The range borders the eastern side of

Beardmore Glacier The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being long and having a width of . It descends about from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf and is bordered by the Commonwealth Range of the Queen ...

from 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 ...

Keltie Glacier Keltie Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier, long, draining from Pain Névé southwest around the southern extremity of the Commonwealth Range, and then northwest to enter Beardmore Glacier at Ranfurly Point. It was discovered by the Br ...

. The range was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named by the expedition after the Commonwealth of

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, which gave much assistance to the expedition.Name Details

Key features

Its highest peak is Flat Top at 4000 meters or 13,123 feet. Other peaks within the range include: *

Mount Donaldson The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...

– *

Mount Macdonald Mount Macdonald is a mountain peak located in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, immediately to the east of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park. It is notable as the location of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Connaught and M ...

– *

Mount Hermanson Mount Hermanson () is an ice-covered mountain in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, high, standing at the head of Cunningham Glacier, southwest of Gray Peak. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain J.M. Herm ...

– *

Mount Deakin The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...

– * Gray Peak – Flat Top's next highest neighbor is the massive

Mount Kaplan Mount Kaplan is a massive mountain, the highest in the Hughes Range of Antarctica, standing 5 km (3 mi) southeast of Mount Wexler. The mountain was discovered and photographed by Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of November 18, 1 ...

to the east-northeast.

Features

Geographical features include:

Airdrop Peak Airdrop Peak is a twin- peaked mountain high at the north end of Commonwealth Range, Antarctica. It is the first prominent feature in Ebony Ridge when approached from the northwest. When New Zealand surveyors were making observations from the h ...

Beetle Spur The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross I ...

Celebration Pass The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross I ...

Dolphin Spur The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...

Ebony Ridge Ebony and Ivory Ridge () is a coastal ridge long between Airdrop Peak and Mount Robert Scott at the northern end of the Commonwealth Range in Antarctica. It consists of dark metamorphosed greywacke contrasting sharply with the predominant brown och ...

* Flat Top *

Hood Glacier Hood Glacier () is a glacier about long draining northward from Siege Dome in the Commonwealth Range of Antarctica. It enters the Ross Ice Shelf between the Commonwealth Range and the Separation Range. The glacier was discovered by the Southern ...

Lands End Nunataks The Lands End Nunataks () are two rock nunataks north-northwest of Airdrop Peak at the north end of Ebony Ridge, Antarctica. The nunataks lie at the east side of the terminus of Beardmore Glacier and mark the northern termination of the Commonwealt ...

Ludeman Glacier Ludeman Glacier () is a valley glacier, long, flowing north through the Commonwealth Range, Antarctica, to enter the east side of Beardmore Glacier at a point north of Mount Donaldson. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names f ...

Mount Cyril The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...

Mount Harcourt The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...

* Mount Henry *

Mount Kathleen The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...

Mount Kyffin The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...

Mount Patrick Mount Patrick () is a massive, largely ice-covered mountain in the Commonwealth Range of Antarctica, rising to just east of Wedge Face Wedge Face () is a descriptive name for the prominent wedge-shaped rock spur that projects from Mount Patric ...

Mount Robert Scott Mount Robert Scott () is a small, flat, snow-covered mountain that rises over 1,000 m and is situated immediately south of Ebony Ridge in the Commonwealth Range. It is lying between Mount Harcourt and Mount Kathleen and overlooking the east side o ...

* Osicki Glacier *

Pain Neve Pain Neve () is a neve between Commonwealth Range and Hughes Range from which the Keltie Glacier drains southwestward to enter Beardmore Glacier. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) ...

Separation Range Separation Range () is the northeastern branch of the Commonwealth Range in the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica. The branch starts at about 84°20'S, and forms two chains of mountains separated by Hood Glacier. The Separation Range, about long, ...

Siege Dome The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...

References

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