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[[File:Gothic-Mountains.jpg|thumb|400px|The "Organ Pipes" in the Gothic Mountains]] | [[File:Gothic-Mountains.jpg|thumb|400px|The "Organ Pipes" in the Gothic Mountains]] | ||
'''Gothic National Monument''' (86°00′S 150°00′W) is protected area of [[Westarctica]] created to preserve the pristine landscape of the [[Gothic Mountains]] in the greater [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. It was created via Royal Decree on 20 April 2005 by [[Grand Duke Travis]]. It falls under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]]. | '''Gothic National Monument''' (86°00′S 150°00′W) is protected area of [[Westarctica]] created to preserve the pristine landscape of the [[Gothic Mountains]] in the greater [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. It was created via Royal Decree on 20 April 2005 by [[Grand Duke Travis]]. It falls under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]]. | ||
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===Key locations=== | ===Key locations=== | ||
[[File:Gothic NM North.jpg|thumb|The boundaries of the northern portion of Gothic National Monument]] | |||
[[File:Gothic NM South.png|thumb|The boundaries of the southern portion of Gothic National Monument]] | |||
* '''Albanus Glacier''' (85°52′S 149°0′W), also known as Phillips Glacier, is a 25-nautical-mile (46 km; 29 mi) long glacier flowing west along the south side of the Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just north of Mount Zanuck. Richard E. Byrd named it in honor of Albanus Phillips, Jr., president of Phillips Packing in Cambridge, Maryland, a patron of, and supplier of provisions to, his Antarctic expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35. | * '''Albanus Glacier''' (85°52′S 149°0′W), also known as Phillips Glacier, is a 25-nautical-mile (46 km; 29 mi) long glacier flowing west along the south side of the Tapley Mountains to enter Scott Glacier just north of Mount Zanuck. Richard E. Byrd named it in honor of Albanus Phillips, Jr., president of Phillips Packing in Cambridge, Maryland, a patron of, and supplier of provisions to, his Antarctic expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35. | ||