Frigate Range

Frigate Range
Frigate Range is located in Antarctica
Frigate Range
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
Range coordinates82°48′S 162°20′E / 82.800°S 162.333°E / -82.800; 162.333 (Frigate Range)
Parent rangeQueen Elizabeth Range

The Frigate Range (82°48′S 162°20′E / 82.800°S 162.333°E / -82.800; 162.333 (Frigate Range)) is a high mountain range extending 12 nautical miles (22 km) east from Mount Markham in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica.[1]

Name

The Frigate Range was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE; 1961–62) to commemorate the work of the New Zealand frigates on Antarctic patrol duties.[1]

Location

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The Frigate Range is a ridge in the east of the Queen Elizabeth Range, bounded by the Lowery Glacier to the east, the Kent Glacier to the south and the Rowland Glacier to the north. Mount Markham is to the west of the range. The Otago Glacier forms to the northwest of the Frigate Range and flows north. Features of the range, from west to east, include Mount Hawea, Mount Pukaki, Mount Rotoiti and Mount Wyss.[2]

Features

Mount Hawea

82°50′S 161°52′E / 82.833°S 161.867°E / -82.833; 161.867. A peak, 3,080 metres (10,100 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Mount Markham. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) for the New Zealand frigate, Hawea.[3]

Mount Pukaki

82°49′S 162°06′E / 82.817°S 162.100°E / -82.817; 162.100. A peak between Mount Hawea and Mount Rotoiti. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) for the New Zealand frigate Pukaki.[4]

Mount Rotoiti

82°48′S 162°14′E / 82.800°S 162.233°E / -82.800; 162.233. A peak, 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) high, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Mount Pukaki. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE (1961-62) for the New Zealand frigate, Rotoiti.[5]

Mount Wyss

82°47′S 162°42′E / 82.783°S 162.700°E / -82.783; 162.700. A peak, 1,930 metres (6,330 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east of Mount Rotoiti. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Orville Wyss, USARP biologist at McMurdo Station, 1962-63.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 260.
  2. ^ Nimrod Glacier USGS.
  3. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 319.
  4. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 594.
  5. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 632.
  6. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 826.

Sources

  • Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03 Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
  • Nimrod Glacier, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-01-03
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.