Holland Range
| Holland Range | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 83 ° 10 ′ S , 166 ° 0 ′ E | |
 Map of part of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Holland Range from 1964 |
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 Map with the southern part of the Holland Range (in the northwest) and the Queen Alexandra chain from 1965 |
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The Holland Range is a roughly 100 km long, rugged mountain range on the Shackleton Coast of the Antarctic Ross Dependency . On the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf , it stretches from the Robb Glacier to the Lennox King Glacier . The peaks of the Holland Range include:
- Mount Miller ( 4160 m )
- Mount Reid ( 3315 m )
- Mount Lloyd ( 3210 m )
- Mount Allen Young ( 2755 m )
- Mount Tripp ( 2980 m )
Namesake is the New Zealand Prime Minister Sidney Holland (1893-1961), who had campaigned for the support of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958).
Web links
- Holland Range in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Holland Range on geographic.org (English)