Kohler Range
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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.
Discovery and name
The range was discovered on February 24, 1940 by Rear Admiral Richard Byrd and other members of the U.S. Antarctic Survey in an airplane flight from the USS Bear.
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.