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-The '''Transantarctic Mountains''' (abbreviated '''TAM''') comprise a mountain range of uplifted sedimentary rock in [[Antarctica]] 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.
+[[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 [[Cape Adare]] in northern [[Victoria Land]] to [[Coats Land]]. These mountains divide [[East Antarctica]] and [[West Antarctica]].
-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.
+They include a number of separately named mountain groups, which are often again subdivided into smaller ranges.
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+==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.
 [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]