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If the surrounding ice melted, the Whitmore Mountains would stand as a SW-trending peninsula attached to the narrow landmass extending S from the Ellsworth Mountains. Radiometric ages obtained on the Mount Seelig and the Linck Nanataks Granites indicate that they belong to the West Antarctic tectonic province (Ellsworth orogen) formed by the Ellsworth Mountains and certain nunataks to the south. | If the surrounding ice melted, the Whitmore Mountains would stand as a SW-trending peninsula attached to the narrow landmass extending S from the Ellsworth Mountains. Radiometric ages obtained on the Mount Seelig and the Linck Nanataks Granites indicate that they belong to the West Antarctic tectonic province (Ellsworth orogen) formed by the Ellsworth Mountains and certain nunataks to the south. | ||
[[File:Mount Seelig Granite Sample.png|thumb|Sample of Mount Seelig Granite]] | |||
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