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[[File: | [[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. | 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. | 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. | ||
The Ames Range | ==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 | |||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 16 November 2019, Lisa Langer, [[Consorts of Westarctica|wife]] of the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]], was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duchess of Ames. On the same day, her son Liam was granted the title Count of [[Lind Ridge|Lind]]. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] |