Dominion Range
| Dominion Range | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Mills ( 2955 m ) | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Queen Maud Mountains in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 85 ° 20 ′ S , 166 ° 30 ′ E | |
The Dominion Range (German: Dominion chain ) is a broad mountain range of the Transantarctic Mountains , which over a length of 48 kilometers forms a prominent headland at the confluence of the Beardmore and Mill glaciers . The highest point is Mount Mills with a height of 2955 m .
The mountain range was discovered by participants in the Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) led by the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton . It was named after the Dominion of New Zealand in gratitude for the government's support for the expedition.
See also
Web links
- Dominion Range in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dominion Range on geographic.org (English).
- Dominion Range. In: Kenneth J. Bertrand and Fred G. Alberts, Geographic names of Antarctica , US Govt. Print. Off., Washington 1956, p. 109 (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Queen Maud Mountains at peakbagger.com, accessed June 17, 2017