Explorers Range () is a large mountain range 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 ...

of Victoria Land, Antarctica, extending from Mount Bruce in the north to Carryer Glacier 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 New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (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 Pennell Coast, 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 mountain (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 Mount Ashworth () is a peak () east-northeast of Mount Ford in the Bowers Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Named by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) for Squadron Leader N. Ashworth, RAAF, officer in charge of the ...

. Explored by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1963–64, and named for M.R.J. Ford who wintered at Scott Base 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 Sheehan Glacier () is a steep and extremely broken glacier draining from the vicinity of Miller Peak in the Explorers Range, Bowers Mountains, Antarctica, and entering the Rennick Glacier just south of Alvarez Glacier. Named by the northern party ...

, situated 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of Mount Hager. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-65. Named by

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 Gary F. Martin, U.S. Navy, machinery repairman at the South Pole Station in 1965. * Mount Glasgow () is a mountain, 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 mountain (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,

geophysicist Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...

at the South Pole Station, 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 peak, 2,320 m, standing directly at the head of Rastorguev Glacier. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE, 1963–64, for Arnold Sturm, senior geologist with the expedition. * Mount Webb () is a mountain (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 Scott Base winter party, 1968.

Features

Geographical features include:

* Alt Glacier * Alvarez Glacier * Arruiz Glacier * Astakhov Glacier * Chugunov Glacier * 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 f ...

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 Marwick *

Mount McCallum Explorers Range () is a large mountain range in the Bowers Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica, extending from Mount Bruce in the north to Carryer Glacier and McLin Glacier in the south. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee ...

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 ...

* Rastorguev Glacier *

References

{{USGS Mountain ranges of Victoria Land Pennell Coast