Admiralty Mountains

Admiralty Mountains
	The Mount Herschel (3,335 m) in the Admiralty Mountains as the Cape Hallett is seen from
Highest peak	Mount Minto ( 4165 m )
location	Victorialand , East Antarctica
part of	Transantarctic Mountains
Coordinates	71 ° 45 ′ S , 168 ° 30 ′ E Coordinates: 71 ° 45 ′ S , 168 ° 30 ′ E
	ADMIRALTY MOUNTAINS on the map sheet
	Map sheet Cape Hallett from 1968 with the southern part of the Admiralty Mountains in the northeast of the map

The Admiralty Mountains ( English Admiralty Mountains or Admiralty Range ) are a broad group of high mountains and individually named mountain ranges and backing in the northeastern Victoria Land in the Antarctic . The mountain group is bounded by the Ross Sea , the Southern Ocean and the Dennistoun , Ebbe and Tucker Glaciers .

The mountains were discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross , who named it after the Admiralty under whose command he sailed.

The mountains include the following mountains and peaks:

See also