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-The '''[[Brown Skua]]''' (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the '''Antarctic skua''', or '''subantarctic skua''', is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] zones and moves further north when not breeding.
+The '''[[Thiel Mountains]]''' are an isolated, mainly [[snow]]-capped mountain range of the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], located in the [[Ellsworth Land]] region of [[Westarctica]].
-Brown skuas are masters of piracy, they often feed by stealing partially digested fish from the the beaks of other birds. Their victims are typically terns or [[penguin]]s, though other fish-eating species are also pursued until they disgorge their catches. The fact that skuas are swift and agile fliers (and that they sometimes gang up on a single victim) aid in their success rate.
+The mountain range is 72 km (45 mi) long, and is located roughly between the [[Horlick Mountains]] and the Pensacola Mountains, and extends from [[Moulton Escarpment]] on the west to Nolan Pillar on the east. Major components include [[Ford Massif]] (2,810 m), Bermel Escarpment and a group of eastern peaks near Nolan Pillar.
-<p><small>Photographer: Jenny Varley</small></p>
+The mountains were observed and first positioned by the USARP Horlick Mountains Traverse Party, 1958-59. The mountains were surveyed by the USGS Thiel Mountains parties of 1960-61 and 1961-62. An aircraft fuel cache (85°12′S 087°53′W) is located near the Thiel Mountains for planes traveling between the Union Glacier Camp and the [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]].
+<p><small>Photographer: Richard Laronde</small></p>
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