Olympus Range () is a primarily ice-free
mountain range of
Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over , between
Victoria and
McKelvey Valleys on the north and
Wright Valley on the south. It was mapped by the
Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59, and named for the
mythological home of the
Greek gods. Peaks in the range are named for figures in
Greek mythology.
Further reading
* I.B. Campbell, G.G.C. Claridge
Antarctica: Soils, Weathering Processes and Environment PP 30 - 32
* Vivien Gornitz
Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future P 64
* A.R. Lewis, D.R. Marchant, A.C. Ashworth,
S.R. Hemming, M.L. Machlus
Major middle Miocene global climate change: Evidence from East Antarctica and the Transantarctic Mountains* Adam R. Lewis, David R. Marchant, Allan C. Ashworth, Lars Hedenäs,
Sidney R. Hemming, Jesse V. Johnson, Melanie J. Leng, Malka L. Machlus, Angela E. Newton, J. Ian Raine,
Jane K. Willenbring, Mark Williams, and Alexander P. Wolfe
Mid-Miocene cooling and the extinction of tundra in continental Antarctica PNAS August 5, 2008 105 (31) 10676–10680; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0802501105
* Roger Highfield
The Telegraph, Sunday 25 November 2018
Mountain ranges of Victoria Land
McMurdo Dry Valleys
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