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The '''[[Executive Committee Range]]''' is a mountain range consisting of five major volcanoes, which trends north-south for 80 km (50 mi) along the 126th meridian west, in [[Westarctica]].
A '''[[blowtorch (drink)|blowtorch]]''' is an alcoholic cocktail invented by members of the 1928 Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition. The recipe calls for mixing lemon powder with grain alcohol and diluting the mixture with ice until it's drinkable.


The range was discovered on 15 December 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service expedition on a reconnaissance flight. It was named for the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service Executive Committee.
Dr. F. Dana Coman, the expedition's physician, and the man with the keys to the liquor supply, took some of the grain alcohol and mixed it with the lemon powder and the crushed orange juice concentrate. The men dubbed this extremely potent drink a "blowtorch." [[Richard Byrd]] himself participated in the festivities and every couple of weeks, he would authorize a tub of blowtorches to be made up and a party held to help the men relax and unwind during the long winter.


Individual mountains (e.g. [[Mount Hampton]], [[Mount Waesche]]) are named in honor of members of the committee, except for [[Mount Sidley]], the most imposing mountain in the range, which was discovered and named by [[Richard E. Byrd|Rear Admiral Byrd]] in 1934. The entire range was mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography, 1958-60.
Drinking contests broke out between the men, most notoriously between Danny Davies and [[Gould Coast|Larry Gould]], who got carried away and ordered everyone to "get cock-eyed drunk."


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