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The '''Wisconsin Range''' (85°45′S 125°00′W) is a major mountain range of the [[Horlick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]], comprising the [[Wisconsin Plateau]] and numerous glaciers, ridges and peaks bounded by the [[Reedy Glacier]], Shimizu Ice Stream, [[Horlick Ice Stream]] and the interior ice plateau. | The '''Wisconsin Range''' (85°45′S 125°00′W) is a major mountain range of the [[Horlick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]], comprising the [[Wisconsin Plateau]] and numerous glaciers, ridges and peaks bounded by the [[Reedy Glacier]], Shimizu Ice Stream, [[Horlick Ice Stream]] and the interior ice plateau. It is composed mainly of a composite batholith of the Late Precambrian and Early Paleozoic ages. | ||
Most of the upland surface area of the range is the Wisconsin Plateau (85°48′S 125°24′W), a large ice-capped plain with general elevations above 2,800 meters (9,186 ft). To the east and southeast, the plateau descends gradually and with only minor ice escarpments to merge with the interior ice plateau; to the north and west, the plateau displays abrupt escarpments and cliffs of over 1,000 meters. | Most of the upland surface area of the range is the Wisconsin Plateau (85°48′S 125°24′W), a large ice-capped plain with general elevations above 2,800 meters (9,186 ft). To the east and southeast, the plateau descends gradually and with only minor ice escarpments to merge with the interior ice plateau; to the north and west, the plateau displays abrupt escarpments and cliffs of over 1,000 meters. | ||