The Frigate Range () is a high mountain range extending east from

Mount Markham Mount Markham is a twin-peaked massif surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau. The main peak has an elevation of and the lower sub-peak is high. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904), it is n ...

in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica.

Name

The Frigate Range was named by the northern party of the

New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 1957 ...

(NZGSAE; 1961–62) to commemorate the work of the

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frigates on Antarctic patrol duties.

Location

The Frigate Range is a ridge in the east of the Queen Elizabeth Range, bounded by the

Lowery Glacier Lowery Glacier () is a glacier about long, which flows north from Prince Andrew Plateau, Antarctica, along the east side of the Queen Elizabeth Range to enter Nimrod Glacier. It was named by the New Zealand Geological and Topographical Survey Ex ...

to the east, the Kent Glacier to the south and the Rowland Glacier to the north.

is to the west of the range. The

Otago Glacier The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about 135 km (85 mi) long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Chur ...

forms to the northwest of the Frigate Range and flows north. Features of the range, from west to east, include Mount Hawea, Mount Pukaki, Mount Rotoiti and Mount Wyss.

Features

Mount Hawea

. A peak, high, standing east of Mount Markham. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) for the New Zealand frigate, ''Hawea''.

Mount Pukaki

. A peak between Mount Hawea and Mount Rotoiti. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) for the New Zealand frigate ''Pukaki''.

Mount Rotoiti

. A peak, high, standing northeast of Mount Pukaki. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) for the New Zealand frigate, ''Rotoiti''.

Mount Wyss

. A peak, high, standing east of Mount Rotoiti. Mapped by the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

(USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by the United States

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 ...

(US-ACAN) for Orville Wyss, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1962-63.

References

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* * * {{refend Mountain ranges of the Ross Dependency Shackleton Coast