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The Daniels Range is a principal
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of the Usarp Mountains, about 80 km (50 mi) long and 16 km (10 mi) wide, bounded to the north by Harlin Glacier and to the south by Gressitt Glacier. The range was mapped by
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from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63. Named by US-ACAN after Ambassador
Paul C. Daniels Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
(1903–86), a leading American figure in the formulation of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. In the southern part of Daniels Range is Bounty Nunatak.


Further reading

* Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing,
The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water
', P 110 * R. L. Oliver, P. R. James, J. B. Jago,
Antarctic Earth Science
', P 113 * J.W.Sheraton, R.S.Babcock, L.P.Black, D.Wyborn, C.C.Plummer,
Petrogenesis of granitic rocks of the daniels range, northern victoria land, antarctica
', Precambrian Research Volume 37, Issue 4, December 1987, Pages 267-286 https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9268(87)90078-7 * R. S. Babcock C. C. Plummer J. W. Sheraton C. J. Adams,
Geology of the Daniels Range, North Victoria Land, Antarctica
', https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118664957.ch1


See also

* Fikkan Peak * Fisher Spur


References


External links


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