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[[File:Kohler Glacier. | [[File:Kohler Range - Smith Glacier.png|thumb|Map of the Kohler Range showing Kohler Glacier and Smith Glacier]] | ||
The '''Kohler Range''' (75°05′S 114°15′W) is a mountain range in [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Kohler Range''' (75°05′S 114°15′W) is a mountain range in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
The range is about 64 km (40 mi) long and stands between the base of [[Martin Peninsula]] and [[Smith Glacier]]. The range is composed of two ice-covered plateaus which are oriented East-West and are separated by the [[Kohler Glacier]], a distributary which flows north from Smith Glacier. | The range is about 64 km (40 mi) long and stands between the base of [[Martin Peninsula]] and [[Smith Glacier]]. The range is composed of two ice-covered plateaus which are oriented East-West and are separated by the [[Kohler Glacier]], a distributary which flows north from Smith Glacier. [[Mount Wilbanks]] is located on the far northern edge of the mountains where it touches the [[Bear Peninsula]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
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Byrd named the range after American manufacturer, and Governor of Wisconsin Walter J. Kohler, Jr., who helped finance the U.S. Navy's expedition to [[Antarctica]] and the seaplane from which the discovery was made. | Byrd named the range after American manufacturer, and Governor of Wisconsin Walter J. Kohler, Jr., who helped finance the U.S. Navy's expedition to [[Antarctica]] and the seaplane from which the discovery was made. | ||
==Count of Kohler== | |||
On 1 October 2004, [[Count of Kohler|Joseph Day]], who had been a member of [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|Westarctica's nobility]] since the early days of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]], was granted the title Count of Kohler in recognition of his longstanding commitment to the government and his status as an advisor to the crown. | |||
==Geographic features== | |||
* [[Haver Peak]] | |||
* [[Smith Glacier]] | |||
* [[Mount Wilbanks]] | |||
* [[Kohler Glacier]] | |||
* [[Slater Rocks]] | |||
* [[Mount Isherwood]] | |||
* [[Mount Strange]] | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||