Herbert Range
| Herbert Range | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Queen Maud Mountains in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 85 ° 22 ′ S , 165 ° 30 ′ W | |
The Herbert Range is a mountain range in the Antarctic Ross Dependency , which extends from the edge of the polar plateau between the Axel-Heiberg and Strøm glaciers to the Ross Ice Shelf . Mount Fridtjof Nansen , Mount Balchen and Mount Betty belong to him .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the mountain range after the British polar explorer Wally Herbert (1934-2007), leader of the southern group of the 1961-1962 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , which covered the area around the Axel- Heiberg Glacier explored.
Web links
- Herbert Range in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Herbert Range on geographic.org (English)
West part right above the center
Eastern part top left
