Ames Range
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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.
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 Ames Range consists of three coalescing shield volcanoes:
- Mount Andrus
- Mount Kosciusko
- Mount Kauffman
- Mount Boennighausen