Explorers Range () is a large

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in the

Bowers Mountains __NOTOC__ Bowers Mountains () is a group of north–south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km (90 mi) long and 56 km (35 mi) wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie gla ...

Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. It ...

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, extending from Mount Bruce in the north to

Carryer Glacier Carryer Glacier is a heavily crevassed tributary glacier, long, which drains westward from the central part of the Bowers Mountains and enters Rennick Glacier between Mount Soza and Mount Gow, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The glacier was named by t ...

and

McLin Glacier Lillie Glacier () is a large glacier in Antarctica, about long and wide. It lies between the Bowers Mountains on the west and the Concord Mountains and Anare Mountains on the east, flowing to Ob' Bay on the coast and forming the Lillie Glacier T ...

in the south. Named by the

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(NZ-APC) for the northern party of

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(NZGSAE), 1963–64, whose members carried out a topographical and geological survey of the area. The names of several party members are assigned to features in and about this range. All of the geographical features listed below lie situated on the

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, a portion of Antarctica lying between

Cape Williams Cape Williams () is an ice-covered cape in Antarctica. It is the termination of Buell Peninsula at the east side of the terminus of Lillie Glacier at the lower ends of George Glacier and Zykov Glacier. The peninsula is 15 nautical miles (28 km) ...

and

Cape Adare Cape Adare is a prominent cape of black basalt forming the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula and the north-easternmost extremity of Victoria Land, East Antarctica. Description Marking the north end of Borchgrevink Coast and the west e ...

Key mountains

* Mount Ford () is a prominent

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(2,580 m) located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Miller Peak and 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of Mount Ashworth. Explored by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963–64, and named for M.R.J. Ford who wintered at

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and was deputy leader-surveyor of the northern party. * Gary Peaks () are two peaks which form a portion of the north wall of Sheehan Glacier, situated 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of Mount Hager. Mapped by

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(USGS) from surveys and

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air photos, 1960-65. Named by

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(US-ACAN) for Gary F. Martin, U.S. Navy, machinery repairman at the

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in 1965. * Mount Glasgow () is a

, 2,490 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Mount Webb. Named by NZGSAE, 1967–68, for J. Glasgow, field assistant with the expedition. * Mount Hager () is a

(2,420 m) located 6 miles (10 km) west of Mount Cantello. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-65. Named by

(US-ACAN) for Clarence L. Hager,

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at the

, 1967-68. * Miller Peak () is a peak (2,420 m) located 2 mi south of Mount Ford. Explored by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963–64, and named for J.H. "Bob" (now Sir J. Holmes) Miller, leader-surveyor of that party. * Mount Sturm () is a

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, 2,320 m, standing directly at the head of

Rastorguev Glacier Rastorguev Glacier () is a large tributary glacier which drains the east slopes of the Explorers Range between Mount Ford and Sturm and joins Lillie Glacier via Flensing Icefall. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U ...

. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE, 1963–64, for

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, senior geologist with the expedition. * Mount Webb () is a

(2,430 m) rising 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Mount Glasgow at the west side of Edlin Neve. Named by the NZGSAE, 1967–68, for William Webb, leader of the

winter party, 1968.

Features

Geographical features include:

Alt Glacier Alt Glacier () is a glacier in Antarctica. It is long, flowing west-southwest from the Explorers Range of the Bowers Mountains to enter Rennick Glacier just north of Mount Soza. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys a ...

Alvarez Glacier Alvarez Glacier () is a tributary glacier in the Explorers Range of the Bowers Mountains in Antarctica. It flows from the southwest side of Stanwix Peak into Rennick Glacier, to the north of Sheehan Glacier. It was mapped by United States Geol ...

Arruiz Glacier Rennick Glacier is broad glacier, nearly long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is wide, narrowing to near the coast. It takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches ...

Astakhov Glacier Astakhov Glacier () is the glacier next south of Chugunov Glacier in the Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains. It flows northeast from Mount Hager and enters Ob' Bay just west of Platypus Ridge, the glacier is situated in Victoria Land, Antarctic ...

Chugunov Glacier Ob' Bay is a bay lying between Lunik Point and Cape Williams in Antarctica. Lillie Glacier Tongue occupies the east part of the bay. The bay was charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition The Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SAE or SovAE) (russia ...

* Crawford Glacier *

Graveson Glacier Graveson Glacier () is a broad north-flowing tributary to the Lillie Glacier, draining that portion of the Bowers Mountains between the Posey Range and the southern part of Explorers Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The geographical feature is ...

Hicks Ridge Hicks Ridge () is a rugged ridge located between Mount Soza and Morley Glacier in the Explorers Range of the Bowers Mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air ph ...

* Miller Peak *

Morley Glacier Morley Glacier () is a steep tributary to Carryer Glacier, flowing south between Hicks Ridge and Mount Tokoroa in the Explorers Range of the Bowers Mountains in Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys ...

Mount Banks Mount Banks, a mountain within the Explorers Range of the Blue Mountains Range that is a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is located within the Blue Mountains National Park, approximately west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Mou ...

* Mount Marwick * Mount McCallum *

Mount Tokoroa Mount Tokoroa () is a massive snow-covered mountain in Antarctica. It is on a spur of the Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of the summit of Mount Soza at the junction of the Morley and Carry ...

* Sheehan Glacier

References

{{USGS Mountain ranges of Victoria Land Pennell Coast