Difference between revisions of "Wisconsin Range"
(map) |
Westarctica (talk | contribs) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:WISCONBSIN RANGE.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:WISCONBSIN RANGE.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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]], | 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. | ||
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. | |||
==Discovery and name== | |||
The range was mapped by the USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-64. Named by US-ACAN for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, which has sent numerous researchers to [[Antarctica]]. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Mountains]] |
Revision as of 21:31, 11 May 2018
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.
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.
Discovery and name
The range was mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by US-ACAN for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, which has sent numerous researchers to Antarctica.