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[[File:Beardmore Glacier - Antarctica.jpg|400px|thumb|View of the Transantarctic Mountains from Beardmore Glacier]] | [[File:Beardmore Glacier - Antarctica.jpg|400px|thumb|View of the Transantarctic Mountains from Beardmore Glacier]] | ||
The '''Transantarctic Mountains''' (abbreviated '''TAM''') comprise a mountain range of uplifted sedimentary rock in [[Westarctica]] which extend, with some interruptions, across the continent from | The '''Transantarctic Mountains''' (abbreviated '''TAM''') comprise a mountain range of uplifted sedimentary rock in [[Westarctica]] which extend, with some interruptions, across the continent from Cape Adare in northern [[Victoria Land]] to [[Coats Land]]. These mountains divide [[East Antarctica]] and [[West Antarctica]]. | ||
They include a number of separately named mountain groups, which are often again subdivided into smaller ranges. | They include a number of separately named mountain groups, which are often again subdivided into smaller ranges. | ||
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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The range was first sighted by [[James Clark Ross]] in 1841 at what was later named the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] in his honor. It was first crossed during the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904. | The range was first sighted by [[James Clark Ross]] in 1841 at what was later named the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] in his honor. It was first crossed during the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904. | ||
==Features and ranges== | |||
* [[Horlick Mountains]] | |||
* [[Thiel Mountains]] | |||
* [[Ohio Range]] | |||
* [[Queen Maud Mountains]] | |||
* [[Tapley Mountains]] | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||