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The '''Ames Range''' is an Antarctic range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 32 km (20 mi) and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the [[Flood Range]] in [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Ames Range''' is an Antarctic range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 32 km (20 mi) and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the [[Flood Range]] in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 8 November 2019
[File:AmesRangeMap.jpg|thumb|350px|Map of the Ames Range]] The Ames Range is an Antarctic range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 32 km (20 mi) and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Westarctica.
Discovery and name
They were discovered by the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–41) and named by Richard E. Byrd for his father-in-law, Joseph Ames.
Features
The primary peaks of the Ames Range consist of three coalescing shield volcanoes. Other features include:
- Mount Andrus
- Mount Kosciusko
- Lind Ridge
- Mount Kauffman
- Mount Boennighausen