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[[File:Thiel Mountains air.jpg|thumb|Thiel Mountains from the air]] | [[File:Thiel Mountains air.jpg|thumb|Thiel Mountains from the air]] | ||
The '''Thiel Mountains''' are an isolated, mainly snow-capped mountain range of the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], located in the [[Ellsworth Land]] region of [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Thiel Mountains''' are an isolated, mainly [[snow]]-capped mountain range of the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], located in the [[Ellsworth Land]] region of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
The mountain range is 72 km (45 mi) long, and is located roughly between the [[Horlick Mountains]] and the Pensacola Mountains, and extends from [[Moulton Escarpment]] on the west to Nolan Pillar on the east. Major components include [[Ford Massif]] (2,810 m), Bermel Escarpment and a group of eastern peaks near Nolan Pillar. | The mountain range is 72 km (45 mi) long, and is located roughly between the [[Horlick Mountains]] and the Pensacola Mountains, and extends from [[Moulton Escarpment]] on the west to Nolan Pillar on the east. Major components include [[Ford Massif]] (2,810 m), Bermel Escarpment and a group of eastern peaks near Nolan Pillar. | ||