The Masson Range is a high broken chain of
mountain
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s, consisting primarily of the
North Masson,
Central Masson and
South Masson Ranges and the
Trilling Peaks Trilling Peaks is a group of linear nunataks: the three main peaks standing three miles south of South Masson Range in the Framnes Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen
La ...
, forming a part of the
Framnes Mountains
The Framnes Mountains are an Antarctic mountain range consisting of Casey Range, Masson Range, David Range, and Brown Range, and adjacent peaks and mountains. The three major ranges and other lesser features were sighted and named in February 19 ...
. Having several peaks over , the range extends in a north–south direction for . It was discovered and charted by the
British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929–31, under
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader duri ...
, and named for Professor Sir
David Orme Masson
Sir David Orme Masson KBE FRS FRSE LLD (13 January 1858 – 10 August 1937)L. W. Weickhardt,Masson, Sir David Orme (1858–1937), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 10, MUP, 1986, pp 432–435. Retrieved 6 October 2009 was a scie ...
, a member of the Advisory Committee for this expedition as well as the
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was a 1911–1914 expedition headed by Douglas Mawson that explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of Australia. Mawson had been inspired to lead his own venture by his experiences on Ernest ...
, 1911–14, also under Mawson. The mountains were first visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by
John Béchervaise
John Mayston Béchervaise OAM, MBE (11 May 1910 – 13 July 1998) was an Australian writer, photographer, artist, historian and explorer. He is especially notable for his work and achievements in Antarctica.
Career
Béchervaise was educat ...
in 1956.
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Further reading
* Damien Gildea,
Mountaineering in Antarctica: complete guide: Travel guide
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* B. A. Marmo, J. Dawson,
Movement and structural features observed in ice masses, Framnes Mountains, Mac.Robertson Land, East Antarctica
', Annals of Glaciology, Volume 23 1996, pp. 388–395, Cambridge University Press, 20 January 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500013689
* Mackintosh, Andrew & White, Duanne & Fink, David & Gore, Damian & Pickard, John & Fanning, Patricia. (2007),
Exposure ages from mountain dipsticks in Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica, indicate little change in ice-sheet thickness since the Last Glacial Maximum
', Geology. 35. https://doi.org/10.1130/G23503A.1.
External links
Masson Range
on USGS
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website
Masson Range
on AADC website
Masson Range
on SCAR
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website
Masson Range area satellite image
Masson Range's images
References
Mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land
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