Ford Ranges

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Map of the Ford Ranges and surrounding features
Expedition camp in the Ford Ranges

The Ford Ranges are a group of mountain ranges standing east of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Westarctica. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on 5 December 1929, and named by Byrd for Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company, who helped finance the expedition.

Geological features

Ranges

The Ford Ranges include a number of mountain groupings and features.